Two light quakes jolt Bangladesh
Posted: 11 September 2010 1916 hrs



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DHAKA : Two light earthquakes jolted Bangladesh,
the country's weather office said on Saturday, but there were no reports of any
major damage or casualties.

The two quakes shook Bangladesh late Friday.
One, which hit at 10:45 pm (1645 GMT), had a magnitude of 4 while the other
which struck at 11:24 pm (1724 GMT) was measured at 4.6, the government's
meteorological department said.

The epicentre of both quakes was located
71 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of the capital Dhaka, meteorological
department official Kamrul Ahsan said.

"There were at least two tremors
but we have no reports of damage or any casualties," he told AFP, adding each
quake lasted a few seconds.

The US Geological Survey said the quakes
occurred at a depth of 14 kilometres.

The tremors caused multi-storey
buildings across Dhaka to shake for a few seconds, panicking many residents who
briefly fled their homes ahead of Saturday's Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

No further shocks were reported on Saturday, Ahsan said.

Earthquake expert Maksud Kamal said the tremors occurred on the
Dhaleshwari fault line and added that the mild tremors could herald a larger
earthquake, according to local media. - AFP/ms

I think it was very wise of the many residents to briefly fled their homes, as there could had been a larger earthquake following the quakes. I think it is important to take precautions when there is a earthquake, despite how minor it might be, we shouldn't shrug it off as nothing because you'd never know how serious it might be, lifes may be lost because of this.