Staff Reporter:
An earthquake shook Dhaka and several other parts of the country on Friday afternoon.
It was the third tremor that hit Bangladesh within a span of 40 hours.
According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD), the earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was felt at 1:52 pm.
The epicentre was located in Assasuni Upazila of Satkhira District, said meteorologist Shahnaj Sultana of BMD.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the epicentre was located 47 kilometres southwest of Khulna district town and 29 kilometres southeast of Satkhira.
However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
UNB’s Khulna correspondent reports that a moderate earthquake was also felt in Khulna and Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira at around 1:52pm.
Md Mizanur Rahman, a weather officer at the Khulna Meteorological Department, said the quake was of moderate intensity.
In Satkhira, many residents rushed out of their homes in fear when the tremor struck. However, no structural damage was reported immediately.
Earlier, a mild earthquake was felt in Dhaka, Sylhet district and adjoining areas on Wednesday night.
The tremor, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 10:53pm, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
Another mild quake struck Dhaka and various parts of the country on Thursday.
The Earthquake Observation and Research Centre of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the tremor, which occurred at 12:04pm, had a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale.
