1548 Bengal earthquake

none The 1548 Bengal earthquake was a major historical seismic event that affected parts of present-day Bangladesh and north-eastern India during the mid-16th century. It is regarded as the earliest recorded large earthquake in the Bengal region. Due to the absence of instrumental data, details regarding its magnitude, epicenter and impacts are derived from historical accounts and geological evidence.Morino Michio Kamal A. S. M. Maksud Akhter S. Humayun Rahman Md. Zillur Ali Reshad Md. Ekram Talukder Animesh Khan Md. Mahmood Hossain Matsuo Jun Kaneko Fumio 2014-09-01 A paleo-seismological study of the Dauki fault at Jaflong, Sylhet, Bangladesh: Historical seismic events and an attempted rupture segmentation model https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1367912014002454 Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 91 218–226 10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.06.002 2014JAESc..91..218M 1367-9120 subscription Japan International Cooperation Agency Data Collection Survey for Disaster Risk Reduction and Prevention in Bangladesh ; Final Report https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12371563.pdf 30 December 2025 The People's Republic of Bangladesh Ministry of Planning References India Category:Bengal Sultanate Category:Earthquakes in India Category:1540s earthquakes