Dhaka, March 28 -- A major earthquake jolted parts of the country including Dhaka and Chattogram on Friday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.

The tremor measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale was felt at 12:21 pm, it said.

The Epicentre of the earthquake was Mandalay, Myanmar, 597 km South- East off BMD Seismic Centre, Agargaon, Dhaka.

However, no causalities were reported.

Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a slightly higher magnitude of 7.7.

According to the USGS, the epicentre was 16 kilometres north-northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

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