A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in various parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka.
The tremor was felt at 12:43 am on Thursday.
Volcano Discovery confirmed the information. The website said the earthquake's epicenter was 41 kilometers south of Dhaka. Its depth was 10 kilometers.
Apart from Dhaka, the tremor was felt in Chittagong and Barisal divisions. Its magnitude was 4.1.
The latest earthquake hit
A mild earthquake was last felt in Rangpur and surrounding areas on September 6. The earthquake was felt at 8:28 pm on Friday (September 6). The earthquake lasted for a few seconds.
Earlier, on June 2, a magnitude 5 earthquake struck Myanmar, which was also felt in Rangamati district of Bangladesh. The epicenter of the earthquake was 442 kilometers away from Dhaka. The earthquake was felt at 59 seconds.
On April 28 (Sunday), an earthquake struck the Rajshahi region of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The earthquake occurred at 8:05 pm. The earthquake originated in Uttampur, West Bengal, India. Its magnitude was 4.4. Since it was a mild earthquake, no damage was reported at that time.
Earlier, a mild earthquake was felt in Chittagong on April 20. A moderate earthquake measuring 3.7 magnitude struck 43 kilometers from the port city. The mild earthquake was located 34 kilometers from the Indian border and 66 kilometers from Myanmar. The depth of the earthquake's epicenter was 10 kilometers.
A mild earthquake shook Chuadanga at 8:07 pm on February 14. Rakibul Hasan, senior observer of the Chuadanga First Class Meteorological Observatory, said at the time that the magnitude of the earthquake was 3.6 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was Atgharia in Pabna district. No damage was reported in the earthquake.
How many earthquakes in 2023
Eleven mild and moderate earthquakes occurred in Bangladesh in 2023. Although there was little loss of life or property, experts are predicting a major earthquake.
The first earthquake of that year was felt on February 16. Along with the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, the Sylhet district in northeastern Bangladesh was also shaken. The 3.9 magnitude earthquake did not cause much damage to life or property.
A pair of moderate earthquakes struck Myanmar on February 25. The tremors were felt in the country's Awami and Rakhine states, as well as in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The epicenter of the earthquake was 378 kilometers southwest of Agargaon, Dhaka. Its magnitude was 4.1 on the Richter scale.
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was felt in Chittagong on April 30. Its epicenter was at latitude 22.93 degrees north, longitude 94.19 degrees east in Mawlamyine, Myanmar. Its distance to the southeast from the capital's Earthquake Observation and Research Center was 400 kilometers.
An earthquake was felt in the capital on May 5. Its magnitude was 4.3. The epicenter was in Dohar, 30 kilometers southeast of Dhaka's city center.
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal on June 5. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the bottom of the Bay of Bengal near Myanmar.
An earthquake was felt in various parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, on June 16. Its epicenter was Golapganj in Sylhet, and the magnitude was 4.5.
Then on August 14, another 5.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in Sylhet. It was also felt in several districts including Dhaka. The epicenter was Meghalaya in Assam, the depth was 35 kilometers. The distance from Dhaka to the epicenter is 228 kilometers northeast.
Exactly 16 days later, on August 29, another mild tremor was felt around Sylhet city. Its magnitude was 3.5. The epicenter was in Jaintapur, Meghalaya state, India.
A mild earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck the northeastern Indian state of Assam on September 9. The earthquake that hit Assam also shook Sylhet district in Bangladesh. The epicenter was 263 kilometers northeast of Dhaka in Cachar, Assam, India.
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in Tangail on September 17. The epicenter was in Tangail Sadar, 59 kilometers from Dhaka. It was located at a depth of 5 kilometers below the surface.
In 2023, an earthquake was felt in various districts of the country, including the capital Dhaka, on December 2. Its magnitude was 5.5 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was Ramganj in Comilla and Laxmipur. The distance from the epicenter to the Agargaon Earthquake Research Center in Dhaka is 86 kilometers southeast. Its magnitude was 5.6 on the Richter scale.
