1997 Chittagong earthquake
1997 Chittagong earthquake is located in India
1997 Chittagong earthquake
UTC time1997-11-21 11:23:07
ISC event1053794
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date21 November 1997 (1997-11-21)
Local time16:53:07 IST
Magnitude6.1 Mw [1]
Depth54 km (34 mi) [1]
Epicenter22°20′N 92°42′E / 22.34°N 92.7°E / 22.34; 92.7 [1]
TypeStrike-slip[2]
Max. intensityV (Moderate) [3]
Casualties23 dead [2]
200 injured [2]

The 1997 Chittagong earthquake (also known as the Bandarban earthquake) occurred on 21 November at 11:23 UTC in the Bangladesh-India-Myanmar border region. It had a magnitude of Mw 6.1. The epicenter was located in southern Mizoram, India. No fatalities were reported there, but 23 people were killed in Chittagong when a five-story building collapsed in Bangladesh.[4][5] The shaking could also be felt in Dhaka.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
  2. ^ a b c USGS (4 September 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ "M 6.1 - 42 km SW of Saiha, India". earthquake.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ ":: ASC :: Seismicity of Mizoram & Tripura, India". Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Six dead in Bangladeshi earthquake". BBC News. 22 November 1997. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

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