Watch: Strong earthquake rattles Kolkata, residents flee homes, offices in panic

KOLKATA: Strong tremors rattled Kolkata connected Friday afternoon, sending residents fleeing from homes and offices arsenic panic dispersed crossed the metropolis and adjacent areas.Tremors were reportedly beardown capable to shingle fans and h2o bottles successful homes and offices. Visuals from crossed the metropolis showed radical rushing retired of their residences successful fear. Many residents shared screenshots of earthquake alerts received connected their mobile phones via societal media.

Videos and images circulating online captured radical successful Kolkata hurriedly leaving their homes and offices arsenic a information precaution, highlighting the wide interaction of the tremors connected the city. The earthquake, estimated astatine a magnitude of 5.4, struck astatine astir 1:22 pm, with its epicentre located conscionable 3 km wrong Bangladesh, adjacent the India-Bangladesh border.Sikkim besides witnessed aggregate jolts of earthquakes successful precocious February 2026, raising alarm crossed the state. The latest tremor, measuring 3.7 connected the Richter scale, struck aboriginal Friday greeting astatine astir 4:10 am, triggering panic among residents.According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremor occurred astatine a shallow extent of 5 km, adjacent latitude 27.40 N and longitude 88.69 E. Many radical crossed antithetic parts of the authorities reported feeling beardown shaking.In caller times, predominant earthquake tremors person been peculiarly felt successful West Sikkim, intensifying concerns among locals astir the region’s seismic activity.(Witrh bureau inputs)