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2012 Bangladesh Earthquake
18 March 2012 · Dhaka · Bangladesh
On 18 March 2012 at 02:56 UTC, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Bangladesh (Dhaka), at a depth of 44 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 357 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 44 people.
- Date
- 18 March 2012
- Time
- 02:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.5
- Depth
- 44 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 44
- 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