June 30, 1868 Earthquake: Sylhet, Bangladesh
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Sylhet, Bangladesh on June 30, 1868.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 30, 1868
- Place
- Sylhet, Bangladesh
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.500° N, 91.500° E
- Country
- Bangladesh
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 12, 1897, Assam, Bangladesh, India
- September 9, 1923, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- March 18, 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- December 30, 1984, Assam, Cachar District, India
- November 21, 2025, Dhaka, Narsingdi, Bangladesh
- January 3, 2017, Ambasa, Bangladesh, India
- February 6, 1988, Tipura-Assam, Sylhet, India, Bangladesh
- January 10, 1869, Cachar,silchar, Assam, India
- July 8, 1918, Srimangal, Bangladesh
- February 15, 2005, Khaspur, India
- December 9, 2004, Hailakandi, Cachar, India
- September 10, 2010, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
- December 19, 2001, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- July 2, 1930, Dhubri,assam, Bangladesh
- February 4, 1961, India
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2130.