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5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of country

Greenwatch Desk Earthquake 2025-09-14, 6:42pm

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A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and some other parts of Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.


The tremor was felt around 5:14 pm and it lasted for a few seconds.

The epicenter of the earthquake  was 14 km East of Udalguri, India, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS), reports UNB. 

The quake was at a depth of 10 km, it said.