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Moderate earthquake jolts capital, other parts of country
DHAKA, May 25, 2020 (BSS) – A moderate earthquake jolted different parts of the county including the capital Dhaka tonight.
The earthquake was felt at 8:42 pm, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) press release said.
The epicentre of the 5.1 magnitude earthquake was in Kakching in the Manipur state of India, about 366 km North-East of the BMD Seismic Centre at Agargaon in the city.
No damage caused by the quake has been reported yet.
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