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Kolkata (Gurpreet Singh)— A powerful earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale struck the Indo-Bangladesh border region on Friday afternoon, February 27, 2026, sending shockwaves through Kolkata and the adjacent districts of West Bengal. The tremors, which occurred at approximately 1:22 PM, lasted for nearly ten seconds and originated from a shallow depth of 10 km below the Earth’s surface. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the epicentre was located in the Satkhira district of Bangladesh, situated just 100 km from Kolkata and a mere 25 km from the border town of Taki in North 24 Parganas. The prolonged…