Earthquakes in Bangladesh are frequent and often cause damage. These seismic events occur due to the country's proximity to a convergent boundary between the Indian Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the minor Burma Plate. Note: Epicenter coordinates of the earthquakes are not always the place where the real epicenter happened.

Earthquakes

DateRegionMMIDeaths InjuriesCommentsTectonic source/ Fault & Location of EpicenterRef2026-06-22Narayanganj4.0-4.4 I-V1a collapsed roof at a university in Dhaka Indian Plate (23.7810°N 90.5410°)2026-02-27Assasuni, Satkhira5.3 VI3Buildings damaged from Satkhira to West BengalIndian Plate & Eurasian Plate (22.524°N 89.185°E)2025-11-21Madhabdi, Narsingdi5.4 VI10629Moderate damage, Dhaka felt V, Gazipur and Narayanganj and Narsingdi felt VI, rest of them felt IV or less than IVMadhupur Fault (23.89°N 90.57°E)2023-08-24Sylhet5.5 V10Dauki Fault System (25.02°N 92.13°E)2021-11-26Chittagong6.2 VIII35Slight damageIndo-Burma Subduction Zone (22.81°N 93.52°E)2016-01-04Manipur (India)6.7 VII5100+One old man died in Sunamganj District due to heart failure, at Dhaka University, at least 29 people, mostly students, were injured while rushing down stairs or jumping from residential halls, most injuries were caused from panicking.Irang River Fault (24.80°N 93.50°E)2015-04-25Gorkha (Nepal)7.8VI4 - 6100+Moderate damage. At least 17 to 23 buildings across the country, In Dhaka City several high-rises had tilted including buildings in Bangshal (Old Dhaka), In Savar a 6 story building tilted significantly, cracks were reported in schools or hospitals in districts like Bogra and Jessore.Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT) (28.23°N 84.73°E)26-12-2004North Sumatra (Indonesia)9.1 - 9.3 IV - V2UnknownCox's Bazar and Chittagong experienced waves as high as 2.4 meters (8 feet) while Saint Martin's Island had the lowest waves at 31 cm (12.2 inches)Sunda Megathrust Fault (3.31°N 95.85°E)2003-07-27Chittagong5.5 MbVIAdditional damageKarnaphuli / Barkal Fault (22.82°N 92.34°E)2003-07-27Chittagong4.3 MbIVAdditional damageKarnaphuli / Barkal Fault (22.75°N 92.20°E)2003-07-26Chittagong5.7 VII225Moderate damageKarnaphuli / Barkal Fault (22.89°N 92.33°E)2002-06-20Rangpur4.5 V55Minor damageRangpur Saddle (25.84°N 88.93°E)2001-12-19Dhaka4.5 VI100Minor damageMadhupur Fault (23.63°N 90.37°E)1999-07-22Maheshkhali Island5.2 VI6Moderate damageMaheshkhali Anticline (21.51°N 91.95°E)1997-11-21Mizoram(India)6.1 V23Minor damage, a 5-story building collapsed when the earthquake hit, killing 23 people.Indo-Burma Plate Boundary (22.21°N 92.71°E)1989-06-12Khulna5.8 VIII1100Minor damageEocene Hinge Zone (22.68°N 89.44°E)1988-08-06India-Myanmar7.3 VII - VIII2100The earthquake resulted in significant damage in infrastructure, a ferry boat had been capsized by a seiche leading to 2 deaths and 30 people missing, in Chittagong about 50 people were injured and in Dhaka and Sylhet an additional 50 people were injured, the shaking was felt as far as the Soviet Union.Indian Plate & Burma Plate (25.14°N 95.12°E)1988-02-06Sylhet5.9 VII2100Moderate damageDauki Fault (24.78°N 91.56°E)1956-06-12Netrokona 5.5 VIISome damage.Dauki Fault (25.03°N 90.85°E)1955-12-14Southeast of Bandarban6.2 VII - VIII8149Epicentered in Mindat Region, Myanmar. 459 homes destroyed and 8,352 homes damaged.Chittagong-Arakan Fault (21.8°N 92.5°E)1923-09-09Netrokona6.9 VIII10+100+Strong damageDauki Fault (Eastern Segment) (24.96°N 90.75°E)1921-03-30Near Lalmohan Upazila,Bhola6.4 VI - VIIUnknownUnknownWhile the exact intensity is unknown, a 6.4 magnitude typically produces "Strong" to "Very Strong" shaking near the epicenter.Chittagong-Myanmar Fault (22.50°N 90.70°E)1918-07-08Netrokona7.2 - 7.6 VIIIUnknownUnknownThe quake was felt as west as Lahore (Pakistan), extensively through East Bengal and Burma (Myanmar), damage were reported in Sylhet, Kishorganj, Brahmanbaria and as far as Dhaka.Mat Fault (24.50°N 91.00°E)1897-06-12Assam (India)8.0 - 8.3 IX - X1,500 - 1,600UnknownAbout 500+ were reported dead in the District of Sylhet, the dome of the Ahsan Manzil had collapsed in the earthquake, forcing the Nawab family to live in tents.Dauki Fault (26.0°N 90.7°E)1885-07-14Manikganj7.0 - 7.2 IX47-100+UnknownStrong damageMadhupur Fault (23.95°N 89.96°E)1762-04-02Chittagong8.7 - 8.8 XI200+UnknownExtreme damage, local tsunami, the Cess Lung Joom hill was reported to have entirely sunk. Another hill, Joom Chater Pedia, sank so low that its peak became level with the surrounding plains.Arakan Megathrust (Subduction Zone) (22.0°N 92.0°E)1548-09-22Sylhet8.0 > ⩾ 7.1VIII-IXUnknownUnknownExtreme damage, water & mud ejected from ground (liquefaction); felt over large area.Dauki Fault (Unknown)Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

32. Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, felt across 14 different countries.