M6.9 earthquake near Netrakona, Mymensingh Division

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Netrakona, Bangladesh on 9 Sept 1923, 22:03 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Netrakona, about 10 km away in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.