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5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of country
Greenwatch Desk
Earthquake
2025-09-14, 6:42pm
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and some other parts of Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.
The tremor was felt around 5:14 pm and it lasted for a few seconds.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 14 km East of Udalguri, India, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS), reports UNB.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km, it said.