1997 Chittagong earthquake explained

1997 Chittagong earthquake
Timestamp:	1997-11-21 11:23:07
Isc-Event:	1053794
Anss-Url:	iscgem1053794
Local-Time:	16:53:07 IST
Magnitude:	6.1
Depth:	540NaN0
Location:	22.34°N 92.7°W
Type:	Strike-slip
Intensity:	^[1]
Casualties:	23 dead 200 injured

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 6.1. The epicenter was located in southern Mizoram, India. No fatalities were reported there, but 23 people were killed in Chittagong when a five-story building collapsed in Bangladesh.^{[2] [3]} The shaking could also be felt in Dhaka.^[4]

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1997
• List of earthquakes in Bangladesh
• List of earthquakes in India

Notes and References

1. Web site: M 6.1 - 42 km SW of Saiha, India . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 25 October 2021.
2. Web site:

   ASC :: Seismicity of Mizoram & Tripura, India

   . 15 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140128062823/http://asc-india.org/seismi/seis-mizoram-tripura.htm. 28 January 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Significant Earthquakes of the World . 15 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607141145/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1997.php . 7 June 2011 .
4. News: Six dead in Bangladeshi earthquake. BBC News . 22 November 1997. 9 December 2018.