Dhaka: An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted Dhaka and adjoining areas at 6:14 am today. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) reported that the epicentre of the tremor was located in Shibpur of Narsingdi district, 38 kilometres from the capital.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that the earthquake originated 33 kilometres east-northeast of Tongi in Gazipur and three kilometres north of Narsingdi, with a depth of 30 kilometres below the earth’s surface.
Earlier, on December 01 at 12:55 am, a 4.9-magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in Minjin, Myanmar, hit Bangladesh, affecting the southeastern port city of Chattogram and various parts of the country. Prior to that, on November 27 at 4:15:20 pm, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook Dhaka, with the BMD identifying the epicentre at Ghorashal in Palash upazila of Narsingdi. Earlier that day, two separate tremors were felt in Sylhet and Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.
In a previous sequence, four earthquakes struck on November 21 and the following day, affecting Dhaka and its surrounding areas. The first tremor on November 21 morning measured 5.7 on the Richter scale, with its epicentre 25 kilometres from Dhaka at Madhabdi in Narsingdi at a depth of 10 kilometres. This November 21 quake resulted in 10 fatalities and over 600 injuries, causing damage to several buildings in the city.
Recent tremors in the region have predominantly had their epicentres in Narsingdi.