India, Feb. 28 -- Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said.

The quake was felt at around 1.22 pm, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said, and left people in panic. The temblor was recorded at a depth of 10 km below Earth's surface.

The epicentre of the quake was the Satkhira district of Bangladesh, located at some 100 km from Kolkata and barely 25 km from the bordering areas of Taki in the North 24 Parganas district, he said.

There was no immediate report of any loss of life or major damage to property in the State, although employees of some establishments in the northern parts of Kolkata claim...