DHAKA, Dec 5 (NNN-BSS) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka and parts of the country this morning, according to a meteorologist of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Kazi Zebunnesa, a meteorologist from Bangladesh Meteorological Department, said that, the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km in the Bay of Bengal.
The meteorologist said, the epicentre was 520 kilometres away from the Agargaon Seismic Centre in the capital, Dhaka. The earthquake occurred at around 9:02 a.m. local time.
Fire service officers said, they had not received any report of damage or casualty yet.
Bangladesh, which sits in the zone of earthquakes, is prone to tremors.– NNN-BSS
