The accident occurs in the Nobboi Degree area on Udaypur Road
4.7 magnitude tremor shakes southern Bangladesh
A mild earthquake has shaken southern Bangladesh, including Chittagong City and the districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Published : 27 June 2016, 03:34 AM
Updated : 27 June 2016, 03:49 AM
According to US Geological Survey (USGS), the 4.7 magnitude tremor struck at 6:27am on Monday.
The quake’s epicentre was 21 kilometres southeast from Khagrhachharhi’s Manikchharhi, 22 kilometres north-northeast from Chittagong’s Raozan and 197 kilometres east-southeast from Dhaka. It was 10 kilometres deep.
No damage or casualties have been reported so far from the earthquake in the early hours.
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