Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 3 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Bangladesh on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
The NCS reported the quake occurred at 04:06:46 IST on 03/02/2026 at latitude 22.84 N and longitude 89.01 E, at a depth of 150 km. In a post on X the NCS wrote: “EQ of M: 4.1, On: 03/02/2026 04:06:46 IST, Lat: 22.84 N, Long: 89.01 E, Depth: 150 Km, Location: Bangladesh,” and shared links to the BhooKamp app for further information.
Earthquakes happen frequently worldwide—about one every 30 seconds—though most are too weak to be felt. A magnitude 4.0 quake releases energy roughly equivalent to 6 tons of TNT. Because the Richter scale is logarithmic, energy increases rapidly with magnitude: a 5.0 is about 200 tons of TNT, a 7.0 about 199,000 tons, and a 9.0 roughly 99 million tons of TNT. According to the USGS, about 99 million tons of TNT would be catastrophic and is comparable to some 25,000 nuclear bombs.
Bangladesh lies at the junction of the Indian, Eurasian and Burma plates. The Indian plate is currently moving northeast at about 6 cm per year while the Eurasian plate moves north at about 2 cm per year. Major fault zones affecting the country include the Bogura, Tripura, Shillong Plateau, Dauki and Assam fault zones. Overall, Bangladesh contains 13 earthquake-prone areas; Chattogram, the Chattogram Hill Tracts, and Jaintiapur in Sylhet are considered extreme risk zones.
High population density increases earthquake vulnerability: in 2022 Dhaka had about 30,093 residents per square kilometer and has been listed among the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes, according to The Daily Star. (ANI)
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