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The '''1885 Bengal earthquake''', also known as the '''Manikganj earthquake''' occurred on 14 July in [[Manikganj]].<ref>[https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/05/28/d505281501106.htm The 1885 Bengal Earthquake - Daily Star - Dr. Aftab Alam Khan]</ref><br />
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The damaging earthquake caused widespread destruction in Dhaka.<ref>[https://cloud-storage.globalquakemodel.org/public/wix-new-website/pdf-collections-wix/projects/bangladesh/outreach/UNDRR-GEM%20Bangladesh%20-%20Technical%20Panel%20-%20Session%202%20-%20Scenario%20Ruptures.pdf Scenario earthquakes for Bangladesh hazard analysis]</ref> Its epicentre was about 60 kilometres from Dhaka city - and was estimated to be 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale.<ref>[https://archive.nyu.edu/bitstream/2451/44201/2/Water%20Market%20Actors%20in%20Dhaka.pdf Water Market Actors in Dhaka: Strengthening Earthquake Resilience and Preparedness Page 16]</ref> The earthquake was felt throughout [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]] extending westwards into [[Chota Nagpur Division|Chota Nagpur]] and [[Bihar]], northwards into [[Sikkim]] and [[Bhutan]], as well eastwards into [[Assam]], [[Manipur]] and [[Burma]].<ref>[https://www.scribd.com/document/38317389/Bengal-Earthquake-of-14-July1885 Middlemiss CS (1885) Report on the Bengal earthquake of July 14, 1885.]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of historical earthquakes]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:July 1885]]<br />
[[Category:1885 in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:1885 earthquakes]]<br />
[[Category:1880s disasters in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Bengal Presidency]]</div>
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