Tremors jolt parts of country on Eid day
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Different parts of the country, including the capital, were jolted twice on the Eid day (Monday), first at day-time and later at night, as tremors struck strongly beyond the borders, reports UNB.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake occurred on the Bhutan-China frontier, rattling parts of Bangladesh at 15:53:03 hours on the day.
The distant quake killed at least 12 people and damaged nearly 200 homes, monuments, monasteries, government offices and schools in Bhutan, said an AP report.
In the afternoon quake on a rainy day, the capital Dhaka and different places in Sherpur, Sylhet, Nilphamari, Netrakona and Faridpur districts were rattled while people were celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr, UNB correspondents reported.
The epicentre of the quake was 462 km north-northwest of the Seismic Centre in Dhaka.
The Faridpur region experienced a shock and an aftershock at 3:31pm and at 5:31pm.
There were, however, no reports of damage or casualty in Monday's tremors.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake occurred on the Bhutan-China frontier, rattling parts of Bangladesh at 15:53:03 hours on the day.
The distant quake killed at least 12 people and damaged nearly 200 homes, monuments, monasteries, government offices and schools in Bhutan, said an AP report.
In the afternoon quake on a rainy day, the capital Dhaka and different places in Sherpur, Sylhet, Nilphamari, Netrakona and Faridpur districts were rattled while people were celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr, UNB correspondents reported.
The epicentre of the quake was 462 km north-northwest of the Seismic Centre in Dhaka.
The Faridpur region experienced a shock and an aftershock at 3:31pm and at 5:31pm.
There were, however, no reports of damage or casualty in Monday's tremors.