Dhaka, April 16: An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 has struck Bangladesh, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning at 05:07 AM Indian Standard Time (IST).

Sharing the details in a post on X, the NCS said that the earthquake occurred at latitude 24.89 N and longitude 91.16 E. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 14 kilometres. Earthquake in Afghanistan: Quake of Magnitude 5.9 on Richter Scale Strikes Hindu Kush, No Casualties Reported.

"EQ of M: 2.9, On: 16/04/2025 05:07:16 IST, Lat: 24.89 N, Long: 91.16 E, Depth: 14 Km, Location: Bangladesh", NCS wrote on X. As per the website of NCS, previously an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 had occured on April 11 in Bangladesh at a depth of 10 kilometres.

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