Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 1932 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Bangladesh on Sunday, March 6, 1932 at 00:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hāflong (Bangladesh - BD), about 58.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.542 and latitude 25.474.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.474, 92.542
UTC time	1932-03-06 00:18:00.870

Location	Sylhet
Country	Bangladesh (BD)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1932-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hāflong	58.9 km
Lanka	65.0 km
Hojāi	66.8 km
Shillong	67.0 km
Karīmganj	69.9 km
Lumding Railway Colony	70.1 km
Silchar	76.5 km
Hailākāndi	88.0 km
Morigaon	88.5 km
Sylhet	93.0 km
Diphu	98.2 km
Nagaon	98.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Silchar India · 2026-04-12 03:51 UTC	61.4 km
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