An earthquake was felt in Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh at 12:04pm on Thursday. The tremor originated in India’s Sikkim, about 455 kilometres northwest of Dhaka.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the quake measured 4.8 on the Richter scale.
USGS also reported that the quake was felt not only in Bangladesh and India but also in Nepal, Bhutan, and China.
