Earthquake jolts parts of Bangladesh

Staff Reporter Published: 7 July 2021, 09:29 AM | Updated: 7 July 2021, 11:27 AM
Earthquake jolts parts of Bangladesh

An earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, jolted Dhaka and some other parts of the country on Wednesday morning.

The tremor was felt at 9:15am.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in 8 km from Lakhipur in India’s Assam, according to USGS. 

The tremor was also felt in several districts including Dinajpur, Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha and Sherpur.