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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 . Earthquakes
An earthquake struck along the border of northeast India and Bangladesh on Monday, sending tremors through the region, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 5.5 magnitude quake was at a depth of 10 ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in Bangladesh" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of earthquakes in Bangladesh; 0–9. 1762 Arakan earthquake;
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Myanmar 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Mandalay [4] on April 13 with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It struck at 8:25 pm local time (13:55 UTC), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 134 km. [5] It lasted for around one minute according to Xinhua reporters. [6]
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The 1762 Arakan earthquake occurred at about 17:00 local time on 2 April, with an epicentre somewhere along the coast from Chittagong (modern Bangladesh) to Arakan in modern Myanmar. [1] It had an estimated moment magnitude between 8.5 and 8.8 and a maximum estimated intensity of XI ( Extreme ).
Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and ...
The Dauki fault is a major fault along the southern boundary of the Shillong Plateau that may be a source of destructive seismic hazards for the adjoining areas, including northeastern Bangladesh. [1] The fault, inferred to go through the southern margin of the Shillong Plateau, is an east–west-trending reverse fault inclined towards the ...