KOLKATA: Strong tremors rattled Kolkata on Friday afternoon, sending residents fleeing from homes and offices as panic spread across the city and nearby areas.Tremors were reportedly strong enough to shake fans and water bottles in homes and offices. Visuals from across the city showed people rushing out of their residences in fear. Many residents shared screenshots of earthquake alerts received on their mobile phones via social media.Videos and images circulating online captured people in Kolkata hurriedly leaving their homes and offices as a safety precaution, highlighting the widespread impact of the tremors on the city. The earthquake, estimated at a magnitude of 5.4, struck at around 1:22 pm, with its epicentre located just 3 km inside Bangladesh, near the India-Bangladesh border.Sikkim also witnessed multiple jolts of earthquakes in late February 2026, raising alarm across the state. The latest tremor, measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale, struck early Friday morning at around 4:10 am, triggering panic among residents.According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km, near latitude 27.40 N and longitude 88.69 E. Many people across different parts of the state reported feeling strong shaking.In recent times, frequent earthquake tremors have been particularly felt in West Sikkim, intensifying concerns among locals about the region’s seismic activity.(Witrh agency inputs)