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Earthquake jolts Sylhet : no damages, casualties reported

Special Correspondent Earthquake 2025-01-03, 12:31pm

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Sylhet, Jan 03 -The northeastern district of Sylhet has experienced an earthquake, causing panic among residents on Friday morning.

The earthquake, measuring 5 magnitude on the Richter Scale, occurred at 10:40am and its epiccentre was in neighbouring Myanmar, said Shah Md Sojib Hossain, assistant meteorologist at Sylhet Weather Department.

However, no damages or casualties were reported.

The tremor lasted a few seconds, prompting many people to leave their homes and business establishments and rush to the streets.-UNB