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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.
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 ...
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake occurred 6 miles (9 km) north-northwest of Dhekiajuli, India, at 7:51 a.m. Wednesday, local time, shaking portions of northeastern India, including Guwahati, Assam, India.
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]
see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake: 28.5°N 96.7°E Largest earthquake recorded in mainland India since Independence Day in 1947. 8.7 January 15, 1934 2:13 PM (I.S.T.) Bihar, India see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake: 25°N 85°E The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history.
The 2021 Assam earthquake struck 11 km (7 miles) away from Dhekiajuli, Assam, India at 07:51 on April 28, 2021 with a moment magnitude of 6.0 at 34.0 km (21.1 mi) depth. [2] [3] The quake struck with an epicenter 140 km (86 miles) north of the main city of Guwahati. It resulted in two fatalities and at least 12 injuries.
List of earthquakes in Bangladesh; 0–9. 1762 Arakan earthquake; 1858 Prome earthquake; 1988 Myanmar–India earthquake; 2016 Chauk earthquake; 2016 Imphal earthquake;
The 1897 earthquake might have been caused by the rupture of the central segment. [ 6 ] A trench investigation conducted across the Dauki Fault at Gabrakhari Village, on the western part of the Dauki fault, inferred the timing of seismic events dating back to A.D. 1500–1630.