The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. September 9, 2007, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Light quake jolts country

UNB, Dhaka

A light earthquake, measuring 4.9 in the Richter scale, jolted the country early Saturday.

However, there was no report of casualty in the tremor that occurred at 02 hours 14 minutes 51 seconds, said a Met office press release. The distance of the epicentre was about 243.9 kms from Agargaon, Dhaka Seismic Observatory and about 103 kms from Ambagan, Chitagong Seismic Observatory, the release added.

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