Dhaka, Bangladesh — A strong, 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least seven people and leaving dozens injured, authorities and local media said. Buildings in the country's capital, Dhaka, swayed in the temblor, sending panicked residents into the streets.

The quake hit at 10:38 a.m., with the epicenter in the Ghorashal area in Narsingdi district, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Dhaka. The U.S. Geological Survey said that it had a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

Dhaka-based DBC Television said two children were among the dead. The fatalities occurred mostly from collapsed roofs and walls. A building's railings fell and killed three people on a Dhaka street.

The three were shopping at a butcher's shop in Armanitola, an area of Dhaka's old city,

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