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#Earthquake possibly felt 39 sec ago in #Bangladesh. Felt it? Tell us via:
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⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!

Eyewitnesses reported shaking in #Bangladesh 3 min ago (local time 10:47:55)⚠
At present, we have no seismic data confirming this crowdsourced detection.❗
More info soon!

🔔#Earthquake M4.8 occurred 12 km E of #Sylhet (#Bangladesh) 10 min ago (local time 10:46:15). More info at:
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#Earthquake 12 km E of #Sylhet (#Bangladesh) 10 min ago (local time 10:46:15). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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❓ How much energetic is a magnitude value to the next higher? Let's find it out using spaghetti pasta in this educational video from @EarthScope_sci👇

🔎 Map of background focal mechanisms:

Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).

ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M4.8 #earthquake (#भूकंप) hit #Sylhet (#Bangladesh) at 10:46:13 local time (UTC 04:46:13). Shaking was felt over 200km by approximately 33M people in India and Bangladesh.

ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.

🗨Eyewitnesses are saying: 'It was the longest #earthquake I've ever experienced. Lasted[…]' Felt the #earthquake too? Share your experience and read others' at:
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in India-Bangladesh Border Region. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @EMSC data -from 2021 onwards]:

🔎 Deadliest #earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of #Sylhet (#Bangladesh): 09/09/1923 a M7.1 led to 50 casualties, 03/01/2016 a M6.7 led to 13 casualties, and on 03/01/2017 a M5.6 led to 3 casualties.

"Earthquakes do their best to be as unpredictable as possible" - Watch this video from @geosociety where seismologist Ross Stein explains why #earthquakes cannot be predicted at present👇

❗Update:
#Earthquake M5.0 occurred 21 km SE of #Sylhet (#Bangladesh) 39 min ago (local time 10:46:14). Info at:
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