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Earthquakes in Bangladesh are frequent and often cause damage. The earthquakes occur due to a convergent boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

Earthquakes

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Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments Ref
2023-12-02 Chittagong 5.5 Mw  VI 0 200+ Minor damage [1]
2021-11-26 Chittagong 6.2 Mw  VIII 0 5 Slight damage [2]
2012-03-18 Dhaka 4.5 Mw  VI 0 0 [3]
2010-09-10 Chittagong 5.1 Mw  VII 0 0 Slight damage [4]
2008-07-26 Dhaka 4.8 Mw  VI 0 25 [5]
2007-11-07 Chittagong 5.5 Mw  VI 0 10 Minor damage [6]
2003-07-27 5.5 mb  VI 0 0 Additional damage [7]
4.3 mb  IV 0 0 Additional damage [8]
2003-07-26 5.7 Mw  VII 2 25 Moderate damage [9]
2002-06-20 Rangpur 4.5 Mw  V 0 55 Minor damage [10]
2001-12-19 Dhaka 4.5 Mw  VI 0 100 Minor damage [11]
1999-07-22 Maheshkhali Island 5.2 Mw  VI 6 200+ Moderate damage [12]
1997-11-21 Chittagong 6.1 Mw  V 23 200 Minor damage [13]
1989-06-12 Khulna 5.8 Mw  VIII 1 100 Minor damage [14]
1988-02-06 Sylhet 5.9 Mw  VII 2 100 Moderate damage [15]
1918-07-08 Kishoreganj 7.2 Mw  VIII Unknown Unknown Some damage [16]
1762-04-02 Rakhine 8.8 Mw  XI 200+ 0 [17]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

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  1. ^ "M 5.5 - 10 km ENE of Rāmganj, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "M 6.2 - 19 km SW of Hakha, Myanmar". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "M 4.5 - 14 km ENE of Doh?r, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "M 5.1 - 27 km S of Son?rgaon, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  5. ^ "M 4.8 - 13 km ENE of Mymensingh, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  6. ^ "M 5.5 - 18 km ESE of Bandarban, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  7. ^ "M 5.5 - 41 km W of Lunglei, India". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  8. ^ "M 4.3 - 34 km NE of Raoj?n, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  9. ^ "M 5.7 - 44 km SE of Khagrachhari, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  10. ^ "M 4.5 - 8 km NNE of Saidpur, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  11. ^ "M 4.5 - 9 km SSW of Dhaka, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  12. ^ "M 5.2 - 16 km NW of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  13. ^ "M 6.1 - 42 km SW of Saiha, India". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ^ "M 5.8 - 49 km S of Sarankhola, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  15. ^ "M 5.9 - 18 km SSW of Jahedpur, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  16. ^ "M 7.2 - Bangladesh". United States Geological Survey. July 8, 1918. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  17. ^ Mondal, Dhiman R.; McHugh, Cecilia M.; Mortlock, Richard A.; Steckler, Michael S.; Mustaque, Sharif; Akhter, Syed Humayun (October 2018). "Microatolls document the 1762 and prior earthquakes along the southeast coast of Bangladesh". Tectonophysics. 745: 196–213. Bibcode:2018Tectp.745..196M. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2018.07.020. S2CID 53578945.


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