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5.7 magnitude quake in B'desh kills six, shakes Kolkata, N-E

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November 22, 2025

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least six people and leaving hundreds of others injured, authorities and local media said.

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Buildings in the capital, Dhaka, swayed in the temblor, sending panicked residents into the streets. The quake hit at 10:38 a.m. local time (0438 GMT), with the epicentre in the Ghorashal area in Narsingdi district, about 25 kilometres from Dhaka. The US Geological Survey said that it had a preliminary depth of 10 kilometres.

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