Complete the sentence about Jamuna River with the correct year: The huge earthquake on 2 April ______ of estimated magnitude 8 on the moment magnitude scale caused tectonic uplift of the Madhupur tract.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1762
The Jamuna is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh and the lower stream of the Brahmaputra. A huge earthquake of roughly magnitude 8 struck on 2 April 1762 and uplifted the Madhupur tract, which switched the main Brahmaputra channel southwards and opened the course now known as the Jamuna.
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