June 20, 2002 Earthquake: Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Almanagar, Bangladesh
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Almanagar, Bangladesh on June 20, 2002 at 05:40:43 UTC, 40 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
- June 20, 2002
- Time
- 05:40:43 UTC
- Place
- Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Almanagar, Bangladesh
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 40 km (25 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 25.842° N, 88.932° E
- Country
- Bangladesh
The toll
- Injuries
- 55
- 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.
Fifty people injured at Rangpur, 5 people injured at Thakurgaon and some buildings damaged at Rangpur and Almanagar, Bangladesh. Felt throughout Bangladesh. Also felt in much of West Bengal, India. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 5638.