A magnitude 5.7 earthquake sent tremors across Kolkata and parts of Northeast India, on Friday. Mild to moderate tremors were felt across the city at around 10:09 am.
Just experienced a tremor. Felt the ground shake for a few seconds.#Kolkata #Earthquake #kolkataearthquake pic.twitter.com/29LMm04ScW
— Yash Gupta (@FlyingMaroon) November 21, 2025
Tremors were felt in areas around Kolkata, Malda, South Dinajpur, Cooch Behar, Malda, and Nadia. Residents reported feeling tremors for around 3-10 seconds. The tremors were felt the most in high-rise buildings. Residents evacuated and took to the streets as the tremors shook buildings.
#earthquake #Kolkata #India pic.twitter.com/xX6JqKRByQ
— Rajiv Jha (@rajiv9681) November 21, 2025
#Earthquake: People vacating offices in the IT sector of Saltlake city in #Kolkata following strong tremors felt in parts of #WestBengal. pic.twitter.com/omkIlB7Aqa
— Pooja Mehta (@pooja_news) November 21, 2025
Netizens posted videos of building interiors shaking and IT sector workers and college students evacuating as the quake happened.
More Footage: A M5.5 earthquake hit near Dhaka, Bangladesh, early Nov 21, felt strongly in Dhaka, Barisal, Comilla, and Kolkata (India). #earthquake #sismo
Damage reported in Dhaka; tremors felt in multiple cities across Bangladesh and eastern India. https://t.co/DNeAPzvP88 pic.twitter.com/TZK7qyOaWO
— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) November 21, 2025
The epicentre of the quake is reported to have been at Narsingdi near Dhaka and Tungi in Bangladesh located at a latitude of 23.894°N and longitude 90.579°E according to preliminary data from the European-Mediterranean Seismology Centre. The quake happened at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Stronger tremors and damage to buildings were reported by residents in Dhaka.
UPDATE:🇧🇩 Bangladesh Earthquake
Footage circulating shows damage to a buliding in Bangladesh after the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that recently struck near Dhaka.
There has been no official confirmation on casualties as concerns increase there may be people injured in the area. pic.twitter.com/10xhemxhTr
— Chyno News (@ChynoNews) November 21, 2025 |
