Bangladesh Sits Atop Potential Major Quake Zone

Lax building codes make Bangladeshi cities particularly vulnerable.

By Gemma Tarlach
Dec 22, 2016 6:00 AMNov 14, 2019 9:03 PM
Bangladesh Quake Zone
Bangladeshi cities, including the capital city of Dhaka, have lax building codes, making them vulnerable to a temblor. | MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images

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“Don’t panic,” says geophysicist Michael Steckler when asked about his team’s startling discovery: a unique and potentially catastrophic earthquake risk for Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest and most densely populated countries.

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