Massive earthquake to happen in Bangladesh?

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The discussion centers on the potential threat of a significant earthquake in Bangladesh, as highlighted in a referenced article. It emphasizes that the tectonic plate movements in the region could lead to a large quake, but the timing and magnitude remain unpredictable. There is also a possibility that the pressure could be alleviated by a major quake occurring elsewhere or through a series of smaller quakes, which would likely result in less damage. The uncertainty surrounding the earthquake's occurrence and impact is a key concern for the participants in the discussion.
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The article suggests that the tectonic plate movements in the area have the potential to produce a large quake, but there would be no way of predicting timing or scale of it, and it may never happen at all.
The pressure could also be released by a large quake occurring within quite a large region outside of Bangladesh, or it could be released as a number of smaller quakes occurring in different locations, which don't do too much damage
 
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