December 19, 2001 Earthquake: Dhaka, Bangladesh
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 19, 2001 at 07:54:07 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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
- December 19, 2001
- Time
- 07:54:07 UTC
- Place
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 23.632° N, 90.376° E
- Country
- Bangladesh
The toll
- Injuries
- 100
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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 people injured and some older
buildings damaged (VI) at Dhaka. Felt (IV) at
Narayanganj and (III) at Chittagong, Comilla, Gazipur,
Laksmipur, Munshiganj, Rajshahi and Rangpur. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 14, 1885, Bangladesh
- September 9, 1923, Mymensingh, 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
- September 10, 2010, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
- July 8, 1918, Srimangal, Bangladesh
- November 11, 1842, Bangladesh
- June 30, 1868, Sylhet, 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 5613.