November 7, 2007 Earthquake: Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangamati, Bangladesh
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangamati, Bangladesh on November 7, 2007 at 07:10:21 UTC, 29 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
- November 7, 2007
- Time
- 07:10:21 UTC
- Place
- Chittagong, Bandarban, Rangamati, Bangladesh
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 29 km (18 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 22.150° N, 92.388° E
- Country
- Bangladesh
The toll
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
Ten people injured in Chittagong Hill Tracts and minor damage occurred at Bandarban, Chittagong and Rangamati, Bangladesh. Felt at Chattagam, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Feni, Khagrachari
and Teknaf. Also felt at Agartala, Aizawl and Guwahati, 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
- January 3, 2000, Maheshkhali, India-Bangladesh Border
- 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 7701.