List of earthquakes in Bangladesh

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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 Moderate damage [12]
1997-11-21 Chittagong 6.1 Mw V 23 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]
1923-09-09 Netrokona 6.9 Mw VIII 10+ 100+ Strong damage [16]
1918-07-08 Netrokona 7.2 Mw VIII Unknown Unknown Some damage [17]
1762-04-02 Rakhine 8.8 Mw XI 200+ 0 [18]
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.
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