Bangladesh Earthquake: Tremors Felt In Kolkata, Adjacent Areas
An earthquake was reported in Bangladesh on Friday while the tremors were felt in Kolkata, according to a report in NDTV.
An earthquake was reported in Bangladesh on Friday morning at around 10:08 a.m. while the tremors were felt in Kolkata and several parts of Northeast India.
According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake was of magnitude 5.5 struck near the Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
The epicentre was situated in Narsingdi, about 42 km from Dhaka and the depth of the quake was 10 km, the USGS said.
There was no immediate report of any injury or damage.
(Photo: USGS)
Several people in Kolkata and other districts were seen coming out on the streets as a precautionary measure.
In Sept. a mild tremor with epicentre in Chhatak, Sylhet, shook Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh. A magnitude 4.0 tremor was recorded at 12:19 pm with the epicentre at about 185 kms north-east of Dhaka, Dhaka Tribune newspaper said, quoting Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Rubaiyat Kabir, acting officer at BMD's Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, told Prothom Alo that the magnitude 4 was a minor earthquake with the epicentre in Chhatak, Sylhet. The newspaper also quoted earthquake expert Syed Humayun Akhter who said the epicentre of Sunday's quake lies in the Dauki Fault region.
Bangladesh has two seismic sources, one in the north and another in the east. Much of Bangladesh had felt tremors on September 14 but the quake of magnitude 5.9 had epicentre in India's Assam.
