Mild earthquake jolts Dhaka, India’s Kakching

A minor earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolted Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and some other parts of the country Monday evening.

The epicenter of the earthquake was in Kakching in the Manipur state of India, about 366 km northeast of Bangladesh, confirmed the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) seismic center in Dhaka.

The quake, categorized as a moderate one, was felt at 8:42pm, according to the BMD.

No reports of damage caused by the tremor has been logged yet.

Meanwhile, citing US Geological Survey (USGS) as source Indian local media reported the epicenter of the earthquake was 10km south-west of Kakching, a town in Manipur state.

The quake was at a depth of 56.6 km, the report said.

Kamruzzaman