Bangladesh Quake Near Dhaka Kills At Least Five, Injures Around 100

Overview

• USGS measured a magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10:38 a.m. local time near Narsingdi, about 33 kilometers from Dhaka.
• Bangladesh’s meteorological agency recorded magnitude 5.7 with the epicenter at Madhabdi and reported shaking for 26 seconds.
• The government’s latest provisional tally lists at least five dead and roughly 100 injured, including university students and factory workers.
• Health officials said two children were among the dead, and three people, including a child, were killed when a building grille collapsed in Armanitola on the capital’s outskirts.
• USGS PAGER issued an early alert indicating potential for significant casualties and damage, while AFP journalists reported scenes of panic in Dhaka.