Anna Nagar area residents felt tremors in the afternoon on 11th April 2012. The people got afraid and immediately ran out of their houses and office complex. s. A tsunami of between three to six metres is expected to hit the Nicobar Islands after an earthquake, measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia.
A Tsunami alert has been issued for the Eastern coast of India, the Andaman Islands, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. In India, tremors were reported in southern part of Chennai. The tremors lasted for a few seconds. In Anna Nagar area, people were seen running out of their homes and offices.
No damage has been reported so far. High-rise apartments and offices located on Anna Nagar west shook for at least a few minute. An 8.7 magnitude quake rocked Indonesia, tsunami warning issued.
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