September 9, 1923 Earthquake: Mymensingh, Bangladesh
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Mymensingh, Bangladesh on September 9, 1923 at 22:03:46 UTC, 15 km below the surface. It killed 50 people.
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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
- September 9, 1923
- Time
- 22:03:46 UTC
- Place
- Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- Magnitude
- 6.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.969° N, 90.752° E
- Country
- Bangladesh
The toll
- Deaths
- 50
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
50 deaths. The earthquake caused heavy damage in Mymensingh. 25.18 N 91 E, magnitude 7.1 (reference #11454)
9 Sept. 1923, 22:03:46.73, 6.9 Mw, 24.969 N 90.75.2 E, 15 depth (reference #10476)
9 Sept. 1923, 22:03:46.73, 7.1 Ms, 24.943 N 90.32 E, 35 depth (reference #9910)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 12, 1897, Assam, Bangladesh, India
- July 14, 1885, Bangladesh
- March 18, 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 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
- September 12, 2018, West Bengal, India
- July 8, 1918, Srimangal, Bangladesh
- June 30, 1868, Sylhet, Bangladesh
- July 2, 1930, Dhubri,assam, Bangladesh
- December 19, 2001, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- September 10, 2010, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
- December 9, 2004, Hailakandi, Cachar, India
- February 15, 2005, Khaspur, 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 10465.