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1918 Bangladesh Earthquake
8 July 1918 · Srimangal · Bangladesh
On 8 July 1918 at 10:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Bangladesh (Srimangal), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 279 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 8 July 1918
- Time
- 10:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- Bangladesh
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth