Moderate quake hits Tripura, Bangladesh

AGARTALA - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Tripura and adjoining Bangladesh late Friday night, but no casualties were reported, officials said Saturday.

According to meteorological department director Dilip Saha, the tremor was felt twice at around 11 p.m. Friday in most parts of Tripura and Bangladesh with its epicentre at Madaripur-Gopalganj, 71 km southeast of Dhaka.

No loss of life or property has been reported.

India’s northeast is considered by seismologists to be the sixth worst quake-prone belt in the world.