1997 Chittagong earthquake
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| UTC time | 1997-11-21 11:23:07 |
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| ISC event | 1053794 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 21 November 1997 |
| Local time | 16:53:07 IST |
| Magnitude | 6.1 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 54 km (34 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | 22°20′N 92°42′E / 22.34°N 92.7°E [1] |
| Type | Strike-slip [2] |
| Casualties | 23 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.[3][4] The shaking could also be felt in Dhaka.[5]
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2016), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 3.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c USGS (4 September 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ ":: ASC :: Seismicity of Mizoram & Tripura, India". Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Six dead in Bangladeshi earthquake". BBC News. 22 November 1997. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
