What is being mentioned in Chennai abbout the recent earthquake?
Massive Earthquake Hits Andaman Chennai | Aug 11, 2009 PRINT SHARE Click to Share COMMENTS A great intensity earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on Richter scale struck off the Andaman and Nicobar islands today, Indian Meteorological Department said. However, no casualty has been reported so far. A tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was triggered, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, but was later cancelled. The quake hit the island at 01:26 AM about 265 kms north of Port Blair city, the IMD said. This translates also to, as the USGS reported, that the earthquake struck about 225 miles (365 kilometers) south-southwest of Myanmar, 510 miles (825 kilometers) west of Bangkok, and 1,420 miles (2,295 kilometers) southeast of New Delhi, Tremors were also felt at several places in Chennai. The residents of Anna Nagar, Mylapore, Besant Nagar and Nungambakkam areas felt the tremors. Complaints of cracks in the houses were also received from
