January 3, 2000 Earthquake: Maheshkhali, India-Bangladesh Border
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Maheshkhali, India-Bangladesh Border on January 3, 2000 at 22:34:12 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
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
- January 3, 2000
- Time
- 22:34:12 UTC
- Place
- Maheshkhali, India-Bangladesh Border
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 22.132° N, 92.771° E
- Country
- India
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 100 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
At least 100 homes damaged at Maheshkhali; felt at Chittagong, Bangladesh. Also felt in Tripura India. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 21, 1997, Chittagong, Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh
- July 22, 1999, Maheshkhali Island, Cox'S Bazaar, Bangladesh
- July 26, 2003, Rangamati, Bangladesh
- November 7, 2007, Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangamati, Bangladesh
- April 2, 1762, Chittagong, Dacca, Arracan, Bangladesh
- January 12, 2008, Rangamati, Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh
More
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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 5551.