Tremors were felt in Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and several other cities across South India following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia.
Areas near Marina Beach Road in Chennai have been alerted in the wake of several coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands being put on alert, police said.
There were no immediate reports of damage to property or loss of lives.
In Kerala, people in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi experienced slight tremors.
The country’s IT capital Bangalore also experienced mild tremors, police said.
People rushed out of houses and high rise office buildings in panic in these cities.
Kolkata and its neighbourhood were rocked by a mild tremor. Tremors were also felt in North 24 Parganas adjoining Kolkata and in the north Bengal town of Siliguri, officials said.
According to reports, some buildings on Park street in the metropolis developed cracks.
Metro Rail services in Kolkata were suspended from 2:42 p.m. and passengers were asked to vacate stations.
Source: The Hindu
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