Magnitude 3.6 earthquake shakes Dhaka, surroundings
A mild earthquake was felt in Dhaka around 4:15 pm on Thursday, November 27, marking the fifth tremor experienced in the region within just five days.
Rubaiyat Kabir, officer-in-charge of the Earthquake Monitoring Center under the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, confirmed the development to Jago News.
“The earthquake was felt in the capital. Its magnitude was 3.6, and it is considered mild. The epicenter was located in Ghorashal, Narsingdi,” he said.
India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS) also reported the quake, stating that it originated at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was recorded at 23.93°N latitude and 90.60°E longitude, approximately 31 km north-northeast of Dhaka and 21 km east-northeast of Tongi, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
This comes after a series of tremors recorded on November 22 and 23, when four earthquakes struck Dhaka and nearby areas within a span of 48 hours.
Three of those quakes originated in Narsingdi, while one had its epicenter in Dhaka itself.
Authorities have not yet issued warnings, but the repeated tremors have sparked growing public concern about seismic vulnerabilities in the capital and surrounding regions.
No casualties or damage were immediately reported.
Multiple quakes reported in region
Earlier, four more earthquakes were recorded across the region within the last 24 hours:
Manipur, India: A 3.5-magnitude quake struck Noney at 5:42 am (local time) on Thursday at a depth of 26 km.
Bay of Bengal: A 4.0-magnitude tremor was reported at 2:59 am, with a depth of 10 km.
Bhutan: A 3.0-magnitude quake was recorded late Wednesday at 11:32 pm.
Tibet: A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck at 11:30 am.
Confusion over reported Sylhet tremor
Several residents in Sylhet claimed to have felt shaking around 3:30 am on Thursday. However, Shah Md Sajib Hossain, Assistant Meteorologist at the Sylhet Meteorological Office, confirmed to Jago News that no quake was recorded locally.
Indian authorities later clarified that the tremor felt in Sylhet corresponded to the 3.5-magnitude Manipur earthquake.