A moderate-intensity earthquake originating in the Indian state of Manipur has shaken Bangladesh, northeast India, and Myanmar.
The US Geological Survey said the 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:05am Bangladesh Standard Time on Monday.
Its epicentre lay 29 kilometres west of Imphal, India and 352 kilometres east-northeast of Dhaka, the USGS said. It was 35 kilometres deep.
Hundreds of Dhaka City residents rushed out on the streets after feeling the tremors.
Susmita Shahreen, a resident of Bashundhara Residential Area, told bdnews24.com that she woke up to the jolts.
“I woke my father and mother up and rushed down the stairs with them. It was strong.”
The tremor shock spilled out on the streets in Sylhet as well. It caused people to run screaming for open ground, seeking divine intervention for their safety.
Intensity map of earthquake. Source: USGS
Responses filed with the USGS showed that similar jolts were felt all the way up to Kolkata and Shiliguri.There have been no reports of casualties until the time of filing of this report.
bdnews24.com’s Tripura correspondent said the earthquake rocked the entire northeast India.
No casualties were reported, officials said.
IMD says the quake was felt in most parts of the northeast region and neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The tremor lasted for about four to five seconds.
The seven northeastern states – Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur – are considered by seismologists as the sixth major earthquake-prone belt in the world.
The region experienced an earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale in 1897. Over 1,600 people had died in that quake.
Source: bdnews24
