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Earthquake in Myanmar jolts Dhaka, parts of country


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  • Bangladesh News Desk
  • Published: 03 Jan 2025, 03:05 AM

A large part of the country, including the capital city of Dhaka, and the Northeastern city of Sylhet were jolted as a moderate earthquake on Friday morning.

According to the Meteorological Department, The magnitude of the quake was 4.9 on the Richter scale. The earthquake occurred at 10:40 am and its epicenter was in neighboring country Myanmar.


Rubayet Kabir, officer-in-charge of the Earthquake Observation and Research Center of the Meteorological Department, said that the epicenter of the earthquake was a place called Homalin in Myanmar, 482 kilometers from Dhaka. Its impact was felt in the capital, Sylhet in the northeastern region and some surrounding areas.

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