CHENNAI: Mild tremors
shook Chennai city around
1400 hrs this afternoon,
causing panic among the
people.
According to reports
reaching the headquarters
the tremors threw a scare
among Chenniites who
were in offi ces and those
at home. At many places
in the city, people rushed
out to the streets fearing an
earthquake and danger to
their lives.
However, the Met Centre
could not immediately
ascertain the intensity of
the tremors at the Richter
scale. It was the believed
that tremor was an after effect
of a major earth quake
that occurred at Sumatra in
Indonesia, measuring 8.9 at
Richter scale, today.
Further reports were
awaited.
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