Kabir Humayun: Mild tremors shook Dhaka and other parts of the country yesterday morning.
The quake shook the city around 10:50am and lasted for about 30 seconds, reports The Daily Star.
According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the quake originated from Assam, India.
“The origin point is 293km north of Dhaka. The quake has been measured at 5.3 in Richter scale,” said Md Mominur Rahman, an official of the Met office’s Seismic Observatory and Research Centre.
US Geological Survey traced the epicenter of the quake to 9km off from Saptagram, Assam, India – adjoining Bangladesh. They measured the earthquake at 5.6 magnitude.
An earthquake ranging from 5 to 5.9 is considered a moderate earthquake which can cause slight damage to buildings, according to the scale of seismologists.
No casualty was so far reported in Bangladesh.
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