4.3 magnitude tremor jolts Bangladesh

Last updated: February 12, 2011
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - A minor earthquake shook in the capital Dhaka and parts of the country on Saturday afternoon causing panic among the people.
The tremor measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck at 4:22pm (local time), the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said, adding that its epicentre was 96 kilometres off the eastern and south-eastern side of the capital, somewhere near Comilla-Tripura border region.
 
BBN/SI/AD-12Feb11-8:46 pm (BST)  
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