Tremors felt across West Bengal, northeast India as 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes BangladeshThe quake hit at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), German Research Center for Geosciences said. 
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Residents stand in an alley after vacating their house next to a fallen scaffolding following an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025.
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Tremors were felt across West Bengal including Kolkata and parts of northeast as an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit Bangladesh's Narsingdi on Friday, the IMD said.
The quake struck 13 km south-southwest of Narsingdi in Bangladesh at 10.08 am, and at a depth of 10 km, it said.
Several people were seen coming out on the streets in Kolkata and Assam's Guwahati as a precautionary measure, PTI reported.
Scared residents rushed out of their homes in Dhaka as buildings shook and some makeshift structures collapsed, Reuters reported quoting witnesses.