North Bengal and various parts of the state felt tremors after an earthquake struck neighbouring Bhutan on Sunday night.

According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 was felt at midnight in the Bhutan region with ‘Latitude: 27.627 N Longitude: 89.660 E Depth: 26 Km’

Tremors were felt in Kolkata, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Darjeeling and lasted for a few seconds.

While the earthquake shook various parts of Bengal, initial reports from the West Bengal Disaster Management Department and civic authorities indicated no immediate reports of casualties or significant structural damage in the state. Officials are monitoring the situation closely.

On February 27, tremors were felt in Kolkata and parts of Bengal as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake on the Richter Scale struck southwestern Bangladesh near Jessore/Khulna at 13:52 local time (07:52 UTC), (about 102 km east-northeast of Kolkata)

The tremors caused panic among residents across the state, prompting many to rush out of buildings and onto the streets. In densely populated areas like Kolkata and its surrounding districts, people abandoned their homes and workplaces, gathering in open spaces as a safety precaution.

Some roads in Kolkata developed cracks and caved in following the earthquake.