Mild tremors felt in parts of city
CHENNAI, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 00:00 IST
No tsunami warning issued as epicentre was far off
Mild tremors were felt in parts of the city as an earthquake of 5.1 magnitude struck in the Bay of Bengal, 600 km east-northeast off Chennai around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department.
According to the IMD, the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km in Bay of Bengal.
The impact of the earthquake, considered of moderate intensity, was felt more in areas closer to the coast. Several Chennaiites took to social media to report they had felt tremors early this morning.
Srilakshmi Mohan, a resident of Neelankarai, said: “I heard the doors rattling for a few seconds in the morning. I learnt later that it was due to an earthquake.”
Weather blogger K. Srikanth said a similar earthquake of 4.8 magnitude struck in Bay of Bengal at a depth of 10 km in December 1995 and one of 4.9 magnitude in January 1986.
However, as the epicentre was far from the city, no tsunami warning was given for the region by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.
CHENNAI, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 00:00 IST
No tsunami warning issued as epicentre was far off
Mild tremors were felt in parts of the city as an earthquake of 5.1 magnitude struck in the Bay of Bengal, 600 km east-northeast off Chennai around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the India Meteorological Department.
According to the IMD, the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km in Bay of Bengal.
The impact of the earthquake, considered of moderate intensity, was felt more in areas closer to the coast. Several Chennaiites took to social media to report they had felt tremors early this morning.
Srilakshmi Mohan, a resident of Neelankarai, said: “I heard the doors rattling for a few seconds in the morning. I learnt later that it was due to an earthquake.”
Weather blogger K. Srikanth said a similar earthquake of 4.8 magnitude struck in Bay of Bengal at a depth of 10 km in December 1995 and one of 4.9 magnitude in January 1986.
However, as the epicentre was far from the city, no tsunami warning was given for the region by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.
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