Qualla: 2025 Bangladesh Earthquake

2025 Bangladesh Earthquake: Introduction

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

At 10:38 on the morning of 21 November 2025, the ground beneath Dhaka shifted. The earthquake measured 5.4 on the moment magnitude scale -- moderate by global standards, barely newsworthy in earthquake-prone Japan or Chile. In Bangladesh, it was the deadliest quake in over two decades. Ten people died. Nearly 630 were injured. Buildings cracked, tilted, and in one case collapsed entirely. And seismologists, examining the data afterward, delivered a warning far more alarming than the event itself: less than one percent of the stored tectonic energy had been released. The real earthquake, they said, has not happened yet.

2025 Bangladesh Earthquake: Where Continents Collide

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Bangladesh sits atop one of the most geologically anxious pieces of real estate on Earth. To the north, the Shillong Plateau pushes southward along the Dauki fault. To the east, the Indo-Burman Ranges mark where the Indian plate grinds against the Burma plate in a slow-motion col...

2025 Bangladesh Earthquake: Ten Seconds That Cracked a City

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The damage unfolded in concentric rings from the epicenter. In Narsingdi District, closest to the source, over 100 people were injured and buildings buckled. In Dhaka, at least 300 structures sustained damage according to the district administration. A four-storey building collap...

2025 Bangladesh Earthquake: The Aftershock of Fear

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Four aftershocks followed over the next two days, the largest measuring 4.3. Each one sent fresh waves of evacuation through a city already on edge. Students at the University of Dhaka slept outdoors, some camping outside the vice-chancellor's residence rather than returning to c...

2025 Bangladesh Earthquake: The Earthquake That Has Not Come

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The November quake released the same amount of energy as the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, according to Rubayet Kabir of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Earthquake expert Humayun Akhtar called it the strongest in Bangladesh's recent history. But both m...