An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude rocked Siliguri and the surrounding areas on Monday evening.

Source in the India Meteorological Department said the quake’s epicentre was on the Sikkim-Nepal border, which is 38km east-southeast of Gangtok. The epicentre was 10km below the earth’s surface.

The tremor which occurred at 8.49pm was felt in Sikkim and some parts of Bengal, including Calcutta, Bhutan and Northeast. No damage has been reported