1885 Bengal earthquake
The 1885 Bengal earthquake, also known as the Manikganj earthquake occurred on 14 July in Manikganj.
The damaging earthquake caused widespread destruction in Dhaka. Its epicentre was about 60 kilometres from Dhaka city - and was estimated to be 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquake was felt throughout Bengal Province extending westwards into Chota Nagpur and Bihar, northwards into Sikkim and Bhutan, as well eastwards into Assam, Manipur and Burma.