5.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh

TBS Report

07 July, 2021, 09:15 am

Last modified: 07 July, 2021, 10:01 am

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An earthquake, measuring 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale, has jolted Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh at 9:15am.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in 8 km from Lakhipur in India's Assam, according to USGS.

The tremor was also felt in several districts including Dinajpur, Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Sherpur, Rajshahi and Naogaon.

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Some netizens tweeted saying they also felt the tremor in India's Assam, Guahati and Kolkata.

India's National Center for Seismology has reported a tremor in Meghalaya.

Earthquake Monitor in a tweet said, "Earthquake M5.2 India-Bangladesh Border Region"

#Earthquake M5.2 India-Bangladesh Border Region 8mins ago 7 Jul 03:15 UTC - report/info: https://t.co/lx8TFDNBoB— Earthquake Monitor (@EQAlerts) July 7, 2021

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