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A light
earthquake (M4.0-4.9 termed as light)
occurred in northern Bangladesh, on
27 July
2008 at 00:51 AM
local time in Bangladesh. It had a magnitude of
Mb=4.9
and was felt in many parts of Bangladesh causing several
injuries and considerable panic. Tremors
were also felt in adjoining parts of India.
The earthquake was centred 4.7
kms NW of Darun Lama (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
7.1 kms WNW of Gauripur (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
9.7 kms ENE of Mymensingh (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
25.2 kms E of Muktagatcha (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
49.7 kms S of Baghamara (Meghalaya), India,
46.2 kms N of Kishorganj (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
60 kms SE of Jamalpur (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
88.1 kms NE of Sirajganj (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
119 kms N od Dhaka (Dhaka Div.), Bangladesh,
164 kms SE of Rangpur (Rajshahi Div.), Bangladesh,
202 kms SW of Guwahati (Assam), India.
If you felt this
event, please take the time
to fill out a felt report questionnaire. Apart from Mymensingh
where the earthquake caused panic, tremors from this earthquake
were felt in many parts of Bangladesh in the districts of Dhaka,
Mymensingh, Narsingdi, Sylhet and Tangail, including Bogra, Gazipur,
Jessore, Kishorgan, Moulvi Bazaar, Netrakona, Rajshahi, Rangpur,
Sunamganj and Sylhet. Tremors were also felt in many parts of
the Dhaka metropolitan area including Banani TSO, Dhanmondi (Dhaka
GPO), Eskaton, Jatrabari, Kataban, Lammatia, Mirpur, Rajabazaar,
Shantinagar and Wari TSO. At least 25 students were injured at
Dhaka University after jumping out of the upper floors of
dormitories in panic. Felt reports received by this website from
the Dhaka region indicate tremors lasting between 5-10 seconds
that were strong enough to shake light furniture, gently oscillate
hanging objects and be felt by many people indoors, especially on
the upper floors of buildings. Elsewhere in Bangladesh, tremors
were felt as far as Barguna in Barisal district to the south of
Dhaka. Tremors were also felt in adjacent
parts of India in the states of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura |
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References
01)
Geophysical Survey
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Obninsk, Russia (GSR).
02) National
Earthquake Information Centre, Golden, CO, USA
(NEIC/PDE).
03) Macroseismic information has been compiled by
the ASC from reports by local media and local NGO personnel.
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