1997 Chittagong earthquake

1997 CE.

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The 1997 Chittagong earthquake (also known as the Bandarban earthquake) occurred on 21 November at 11:23 UTC in the Bangladesh-India-Myanmar border region. It had a magnitude of Mw 6.1. The epicenter was located in southern Mizoram, India. No fatalities were reported there, but 23 people were killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh when a five-story building collapsed. The shaking could also be felt in Dhaka.

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