Kolkata: An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar today, with tremors being strongly felt in Eastern India including Kolkata, Guwahati and Patna.
The epicenter was reportedly located more than the 500 kilometers from the Indian border.
Offices and colleges in Kolkata were evacuated, people there talked of "horrible shaking" and said the tremors lasted at least 10 seconds.
"Everyone ran away from the classroom, we were like Oh My God" said her friend.
Metro services in Kolkata were halted after the tremors; they have resumed now.
Earlier this week, an earthquake epicentred in Haryana and registering at 3.7 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Delhi.
The epicenter was reportedly located more than the 500 kilometers from the Indian border.
Offices and colleges in Kolkata were evacuated, people there talked of "horrible shaking" and said the tremors lasted at least 10 seconds.
"Everyone ran away from the classroom, we were like Oh My God" said her friend.
Offices and colleges in Kolkata were evacuated
Metro services in Kolkata were halted after the tremors; they have resumed now.
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Earlier this week, an earthquake epicentred in Haryana and registering at 3.7 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Delhi.
The epicentre of the earthquake was in Myanmar, 500 km from Indian border
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