The shallow magnitude 6.9 quake struck at 9:59 pm (1359 GMT) Tuesday off the island's northern end near Bogo

Millions unprepared as unplanned urbanisation leaves Dhaka most exposed to catastrophic losses

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said yesterday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and inclement weather.

Shortly after 0600 GMT, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said 1-1.2-metre waves were impacting the Hawaiian islands.

Several people were injured, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard was ordered to evacuate.

A moderate earthquake rattled Dhaka and several other parts of the country in the early hours of Wednesday.

The recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and parts of Thailand serves as yet another warning for Dhaka.

Dhaka, Ctg, Sylhet, Mymensingh most vulnerable regions, it says

The series of six earthquakes that shook Myanmar yesterday, occurring along the Sagaing fault -- the country’s longest faultline -- served as a stark reminder of Dhaka’s earthquake vulnerability.

The tremor was felt at 11:36am

The quake was felt simultaneously in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Bhutan, and China.

The temblor struck at a shallow depth

This is not the first earthquake in January

Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude, trigger colossal tsunamis, kill several hundred thousand people and cause billions of dollars in damage, experts say.

Today's quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometre radius in the last five years

The US National Tsunami Warning Center said there was a tsunami threat from the quake.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, killing four people, injuring dozens and sparking a tsunami warning for southern Japan and the Philippines that was later lifted

The powerful main tremor, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, injured at least 330 people, local authorities said.

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday