Earthquake felt again in Dhaka; epicentre in Narsingdi

An earthquake was felt once again in Dhaka and its surrounding areas on Thursday morning. The quake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 6:14 am on 4 December.

Farzana Sultana, Assistant Meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, confirmed the development to Jago News. She said a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck the region, describing it as a mild tremor. The epicentre was located in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district.

Meanwhile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), an international earthquake monitoring agency, reported on its website that the quake originated at a depth of 30 kilometres. According to EMSC, the epicentre was 33 kilometres east-northeast of Tongi and 3 kilometres north of Narsingdi town.

Earlier, at 12:57 am on Tuesday (1 December), an earthquake was felt in Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram. Residents of Cox’s Bazar city, Ukhiya, and Chakaria reported feeling the tremor.

Before that, on 21 and 22 November, four earthquakes occurred over two days. Among them, the quake on 21 November measured 5.7 on the Richter scale and resulted in the deaths of 10 people. The tremor that day caused widespread panic among residents.