Mild 4.0-magnitude earthquake shakes Dhaka, epicentre in Sylhet
The tremor occurred at 5:32pm
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A mild earthquake was felt in Dhaka and its adjoining areas this evening (10 February), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
The tremor occurred at 5:32pm and was of mild intensity, the met office said.
The quake, which measured 4.0 on the Richter scale, had its epicentre in Gowainghat, Sylhet.
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It was located about 214 kilometres northeast of the BMD's Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka.
