Kolkata, Feb. 27 -- Kolkata was shaken by an earthquake on Friday afternoon, with tremors felt across the city from north to south for several seconds.
Residents in several high-rise buildings reported continuous shaking, triggering panic in many areas.
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Khulna, Bangladesh.
The quake measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, with its focus at a depth of 9.8 km below the ground. India's National Center for Seismology put the magnitude slightly higher at 5.5.
In Kolkata, many people rushed out of homes and offices in fear.
Employees at Nabanna, the state's main administrative building, hurried downstairs, while similar scenes were witnessed in offices and markets acros...