Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet; epicentre in Gowainghat

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Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet; epicentre in Gowainghat

Published : Tuesday, 10 February, 2026 at 7:08 PM Count : 51

A mild tremor shook Sylhet and its adjacent areas on Tuesday.

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the tremor was recorded at 5:32 pm with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale.

The epicentre of the earthquake was Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet division, 214 km North-East from BMD Seismic Centre, Agargaon, Dhaka, according to BMD.

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