July 26, 2003 Earthquake: Rangamati, Bangladesh
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Rangamati, Bangladesh on July 26, 2003 at 23:18:17 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 2 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
- July 26, 2003
- Time
- 23:18:17 UTC
- Place
- Rangamati, Bangladesh
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 22.854° N, 92.306° E
- Country
- Bangladesh
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 500
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.
Two people killed at Rangamati, Bangladesh. At least
25 people injured, 500 buildings damaged or destroyed
and power outages, landslides and subsidence occurred
in the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar-Rangamati area. Felt at
Dhaka. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 21, 1997, Chittagong, Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh
- November 21, 2025, Dhaka, Narsingdi, Bangladesh
- July 22, 1999, Maheshkhali Island, Cox'S Bazaar, Bangladesh
- January 3, 2017, Ambasa, Bangladesh, India
- January 10, 1869, Cachar,silchar, Assam, India
- January 12, 2008, Rangamati, Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh
- November 7, 2007, Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangamati, Bangladesh
- January 3, 2000, Maheshkhali, India-Bangladesh Border
- April 2, 1762, Chittagong, Dacca, Arracan, Bangladesh
- September 10, 2010, Narayanganj, Bangladesh
- 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 5711.