Magnitude 4.9 - BANGLADESH
2008 July 26 18:51:49 UTC
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Magnitude
4.9
Date-Time
Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 18:51:49 UTC
Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 12:51:49 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
24.773°N, 90.480°E
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region
BANGLADESH
Distances
10 km (5 miles) ENE of Mymensingh, Bangladesh100 km (60 miles) N of Tungi (Tongi), Bangladesh115 km (70 miles) N of DHAKA, Bangladesh325 km (200 miles) NE of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 9.3 km (5.8 miles); depth +/- 33 km (20.5 miles)
Parameters
NST= 45, Nph= 45, Dmin=550.4 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 58°,M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=Q
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2008uybc
Sunday, July 27, 2008
An Earthquake Hits Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27 July 2008 at 00:56:09 Hour BDT (+6GMT).
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Earthquake Hits Bangladesh on 27 July 2008 at 00:56:09 Hour BDT
An Earthquake Hits Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27 July 2008 at 00:56:09 Hour BDT (+6GMT).
A minor Earthquake of approximate 4.5* (Actually 5.6)** on the Richter scale, struck Bangladesh on Sunday 27 July 2008 at approximate 00:56:09 Hour BDT (+6 GMT). But no damage or casualty was immediately reported. The tremor lasted for approximate 8 seconds. I didn't get the epicenter of this earthquake for lack of equipments.
Meanwhile, an unconfirmed source inform me that Bangladesh Governments Concern Officials are now contacting with nearest Earthquake monitoring station to get the accurate data of this Earthquake. I have informed few news media including BDNews24.Com, Prothom Alo, The Daily Star and more other media.
This is all for now. Will update as soon I receive any information regarding this Earthquake just happened.
Earthquake Hits Bangladesh on 27 July 2008 at 00:56:09 Hour BDT
An Earthquake Hits Dhaka, Bangladesh on 27 July 2008 at 00:56:09 Hour BDT (+6GMT).
A minor Earthquake of approximate 4.5* (Actually 5.6)** on the Richter scale, struck Bangladesh on Sunday 27 July 2008 at approximate 00:56:09 Hour BDT (+6 GMT). But no damage or casualty was immediately reported. The tremor lasted for approximate 8 seconds. I didn't get the epicenter of this earthquake for lack of equipments.
Meanwhile, an unconfirmed source inform me that Bangladesh Governments Concern Officials are now contacting with nearest Earthquake monitoring station to get the accurate data of this Earthquake. I have informed few news media including BDNews24.Com, Prothom Alo, The Daily Star and more other media.
This is all for now. Will update as soon I receive any information regarding this Earthquake just happened.
Earthquake shakes Bangladesh Dhaka
World
Earthquake shakes Bangladesh Dhaka Sunday, Jul 27 2008 IST
A moderate earthquake mesuring 5.0 on the richter scale shook many parts of Bangladesh including capital Dhaka tonight leaving several students of the Dhaka University injured. US Geological survey says the tremor jolted many parts of the country at 0051hrs on Sunday with magnitude 5. Most people who were asleep in the capital woke up in panick and started screaming. Dhaka University campus sources said five students got injured as they jumped out of their dormitory. Some buildings in the capital also cracked under the impact. However no major damage or casualty reported till now.
-- (UNI) -- 26DF8.xml
Earthquake shakes Bangladesh Dhaka Sunday, Jul 27 2008 IST
A moderate earthquake mesuring 5.0 on the richter scale shook many parts of Bangladesh including capital Dhaka tonight leaving several students of the Dhaka University injured. US Geological survey says the tremor jolted many parts of the country at 0051hrs on Sunday with magnitude 5. Most people who were asleep in the capital woke up in panick and started screaming. Dhaka University campus sources said five students got injured as they jumped out of their dormitory. Some buildings in the capital also cracked under the impact. However no major damage or casualty reported till now.
-- (UNI) -- 26DF8.xml
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