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NEW DELHI: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck cardinal Bangladesh connected Friday, sidesplitting astatine slightest six radical and injuring several, AP reported citing officials. The quake, which shook buildings successful Dhaka and sent residents fleeing outdoors, was felt crossed respective parts of the state and successful neighbouring regions of India including Kolkata.
Also read: West Bengal: Strong tremors jolt Kolkata; nary harm reported yetThe US Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred astatine 10:38 am, with the epicentre located successful the Ghorashal country of Narsingdi district, astir 25 kilometres from Dhaka, astatine a extent of 10 kilometres. Dhaka-based DBC Television reported that six radical died successful the capital, including 3 who were killed erstwhile a extortion and a partition collapsed, and 3 pedestrians who were struck by falling gathering railings.
Authorities said the tremors caused important panic successful Dhaka, 1 of the world’s astir densely populated cities with much than 30,000 radical per quadrate kilometre. Bangladesh’s cardinal portion is typically little seismically progressive than the northbound and southeast, wherever interactions betwixt the India and Eurasia plates marque earthquakes much common.A abstracted update from ANI said a 5.5-magnitude quake adjacent Narsingdi was felt wide crossed Dhaka astir 10:40 americium and besides successful parts of India including West Bengal and areas of the northeast.
The USGS recorded the lawsuit astatine 10:08 americium IST. As per the ANI report, “There person been nary reports of casualties oregon harm truthful far,” though aboriginal authoritative updates confirmed fatalities successful the capital.Last month, Bangladesh recorded a magnitude 3.4 earthquake, according to the National Centre for Seismology. Experts enactment that shallow earthquakes tin nutrient stronger aboveground shaking due to the fact that seismic waves question a shorter distance.Citing USGS figures, The Daily Star reported that a magnitude 4.0 earthquake releases vigor equivalent to astir 6 tons of TNT, portion a magnitude 5.0 quake corresponds to astir 200 tons. The vigor rises steeply with each magnitude, with a 7.0 quake equalling astir 199,000 tons of TNT and a 9.0 quake releasing astir 99 cardinal tons, comparable to astir 25,000 atomic bombs.Bangladesh sits astatine the junction of the Indian, Eurasian and Burma plates, which determination respective centimetres each year. The state is intersected by large faults including the Bogura, Tripura, Shillong Plateau, Dauki and Assam faults, placing it wrong 13 recognised earthquake-prone zones. Regions specified arsenic Chattogram, the Chattogram Hill Tracts and Jaintiapur successful Sylhet autumn wrong the highest-risk category.Visuals from Dhaka connected Friday showed exigency teams assessing harm arsenic authorities monitored aftershocks and structural impacts crossed the capital.
(With inputs from AP and ANI)
