7 killed in 5.7 magnitude earthquake that shakes central Bangladesh

Описание: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least 7 people and injuring dozens. A Dhaka-based television station reported two children among the dead. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicentre in Narsingdi, roughly 40 km from Dhaka.

A local, Sadman Sakib said, “I have never felt such tremor in my 30 years of life, we were at the office when the furniture started shaking. We rushed down the stairs out onto the street and saw other people on the road already.”

According to the USGS, though northern and southeastern Bangladesh are seismically active regions due to interactions between the India and Eurasia plates, the country's central region is typically less active, leaving cities such as Dhaka less prepared.

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