An earthquake shook different parts of Bangladesh, including the capital city of Dhaka around 7:17 pm on Wednesday.
According to media reports, the origin of this earthquake – with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale – was the India-Myanmar border. There have been no reports of damage or casualties till the filing of this report.
Previously, a magnitude 4.4 mild earthquake jolted the Rajshahi region on April 28. Before that, a mild earthquake shook Chittagong on April 20. It was a moderate earthquake of magnitude 3.7, which had struck an area 43 km away from the port city.
Earthquake measuring 5.6 hits central Turkey
A moderately strong earthquake struck central Turkey on Thursday, the country’s disaster management agency said. It was not immediately clear if it caused any casualties or damage.
The magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the town of Sulusaray, in Tokat province, some 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of the capital, Ankara, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, or AFAD.
It was felt in neighbouring provinces, according to HaberTurk television.
Turkey is crossed by active fault lines and earthquakes are frequent.
A devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck parts of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria last year, killing more than 59,000 people.
