At least eight people have died after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday morning.
The quake hit at 10:38 a.m. local time on Nov. 21, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Footage shared with NBC News captured the moment tremors rippled through the area, sending residents running outdoors as buildings swayed.
“We have never experienced an earthquake this powerful in the last five years,” environmental adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan told the BBC.
Authorities said the epicenter was in the Ghorashal area of Narsingdi district, roughly 16 miles from the capital, Dhaka, the Associated Press reported. The death toll currently stands at eight.
Two children are among those killed, according to the local newspaper Prothom Alo. A 10-month-old infant died in Rupganj after a wall collapsed, injuring the child’s mother and another person.
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In Dhaka, police said three people were killed on a street when a building railing gave way, the BBC and Reuters reported.
More than 450 people were injured, the BBC said. Among them were 10 students hurt during a stampede at Dhaka University. Prothom Alo also reported that at least four students were injured after jumping from a residential hall on the same campus.
Hospitals across the region treated dozens of people. Officials said about 10 injured patients were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, while another 10 were taken to Tajuddin Medical College Hospital in Gazipur.
In Gazipur, over 150 workers were reported injured at the Denimach Limited garment factory.
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Health adviser Nurjahan Begum told reporters that several patients being treated for quake-related injuries remain in critical condition, according to Reuters.
“Our main task at the moment is to assess casualties and damage,” said Nitai Chandra De Sarkar, director of the Department of Disaster Management, per the BBC. “We are not yet seeing the challenge of rescue from the rubble or debris management at that level.”
