Earthquake today, Feb. 25 -- An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Kolkata on Tuesday morning. Kolkata quake's epicentre was the Bay of Bengal, 91 kilometres deep.

The earthquake near Kolkata was confirmed by the National Centre for Seismology.

"EQ of M: 5.1, On: 25/02/2025 06:10:25 IST, Lat: 19.52 N, Long: 88.55 E, Depth: 91 Km, Location: Bay of Bengal," read a post by NCS Earthquake on X.

According to NCS, the earthquake hit the region at 6:10 am at a depth of 91 kilometres on Tuesday. There has been no information about damage caused by the earthquake in Kolkata or other parts of West Bengal.

The epicentre of the Kolkata earthquake was located far away from the city in Bay of Bengal with a coordinate points: La...