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Earthquakes in Bangladesh are frequent and often cause damage. The earthquakes occur due to a convergent boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
The 1997 Chittagong earthquake (also known as the Bandarban earthquake) occurred on 21 November at 11:23 UTC in the Bangladesh-India-Myanmar border region. It had a magnitude of M w 6.1. The epicenter was located in southern Mizoram , India.
Earthquake July 2 1958 1,269 Typhoon Ida: Japan Tropical cyclone September 26 1959 5,098 Typhoon Vera: 1960 14,174 Severe Cyclonic Storm Ten: East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) October 31 1961 11,468 Cyclone Winnie: May 6 – 9 1962 50,935 Tropical Storm Harriet: Thailand, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) October 19 – 31 1963 22,000
Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan) Cyclone 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone: Chittagong: 138,866: 1991: A cyclone hit the coastal islands and chars near Patuakhali, Barisal, Noakhali and Chittagong. Maximum wind speed reached 110 km/h. The storm surge was 1.9 metres. Industrial disaster 2013 Rana Plaza collapse: Dhaka: 1,134 [1] 24 ...
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
This earthquake damaged houses, hotels, and caused some landslides in Atacames. Three people died and 47 others were injured. [291] A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands 81 km (50 mi) west northwest of Kirakira on December 20 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi). The shock had a maximum intensity of VI (Strong). [292]
List of earthquakes in Bangladesh; 0–9. 1762 Arakan earthquake; 1858 Prome earthquake; 1988 Myanmar–India earthquake; 2016 Chauk earthquake; 2016 Imphal earthquake;
The estimated depth was 84.1 km. [1] Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Yangon, in the eastern cities of Patna, Guwahati, and Kolkata in India, in Bangkok in Thailand and in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. [2] [3] According to reports, several temples in the nearby ancient city of Bagan were damaged and four people were reported dead. [4]