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Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments Ref 2023-12-02 Chittagong: 5.5 M w : VI 0 200+ Minor damage [1]2021-11-26 Chittagong: 6.2 M w : VIII 0 5 Slight damage
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 ...
The 15 children and their instructor can be seen standing over prayer mats, then running over to the corner of the room as the earthquake hit. Several objects can be seen shaking in the room.The ...
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.
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.
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1972, two separate ministries namely Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation and Ministry of Food were formed. In 1982, the two ministries were merged into two departments under the Ministry of Food; namely - the Food Department and the Relief and Rehabilitation Department.
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 ...
Bangladesh, [a] officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is a country in South Asia.It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population exceeding 170 million within an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi).