5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka - Dhaka News
Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka on Monday, according to athe Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
by IANS | Updated Dec 05, 2022
Kazi Zebunnesa, a meteorologist from BMD, told Xinhua news agency that the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal.
The meteorologist said the epicentre was 520 km away from Agargaon Seismic Centre in Dhaka.
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The earthquake occurred at 9.02 a.m.
Fire service officers said they had not received any report of damage or casualty yet.
Bangladesh, which sits in a seismic zone, is prone to tremors.
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