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1923 Bangladesh Earthquake
9 September 1923 · Mymensingh · Bangladesh
On 9 September 1923 at 22:03 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bangladesh (Mymensingh), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 222 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 50 people.
- Date
- 9 September 1923
- Time
- 22:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Depth
- 15 km
- Deaths
- 50
- 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