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Earthquake jolts Jashore, third in BD this month
Greenwatch Desk
Disasters
2025-09-27, 8:36pm
Bangladesh experienced its third earthquake this month on Saturday, with the epicenter in Monirampur, Jashore.
The tremor measured 3.5 on the Richter scale.
According to the Meteorological Department, the quake occurred at 2:27 pm, with Monirampur located about 157 kilometres southwest of the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka.
The earthquake was mild and brief, but many residents reported feeling it on social media. No damage has been reported so far.
Earlier this month, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in India on September 14, followed by a 4.0-magnitude tremor in Chatak, Sunamganj, in the Sylhet division on September 21, reports UNB.