Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Bay of Bengal; tremors felt in Kolkata

| 25 Feb 2025 9:40 AM IST

Tremors felt in Kolkata triggered panic even as there were no reports of immediate damage in the city and its surrounding areas

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha and West Bengal coasts around 6:10am on Tuesday.

Tremors felt in Kolkata triggered panic even as there were no reports of immediate damage in the city and its surrounding areas.

Susmita Deb, a Kolkata resident, said she had just woken up when the earthquake struck and everything started shaking. “It lasted for a few seconds,” she said.

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