Overview
- The shaking struck at 10:38 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 5.5 per the USGS and 5.7 per Bangladesh's meteorological service, which reported an epicenter in Mabhabdi and about 26 seconds of tremor.
- Authorities revised the toll to at least five dead and roughly 100 injured, with nine people in serious condition transported to hospitals in the capital.
- Three victims were killed by a falling railing from an eight-story building in Dhaka’s Armanitola neighborhood, according to government information.
- The quake was strongly felt across Dhaka and was perceived in Kolkata about 300 kilometers away, where officials reported no immediate casualties or damage.
- The USGS alert flagged the potential for significant casualties and damage, and the event occurred on a Friday holiday when many residents were at home.