<p class="title">A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the Bay of Bengal at a depth of 10 km, and 600 km east of Chennai, Tuesday morning, IMD said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The quake that hit the Bay at 7.02 AM led to mild tremors in parts of the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The epicentre was in the ocean and obviously there was no damage and as per initial assessments, it lasted for a few seconds," Deputy Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Chennai, S Balachandran, told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is no tsunami warning," the official said, adding, more details will be provided later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few Twitter users said they felt mild tremors, while others said they did not feel anything.</p>
<p class="title">A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the Bay of Bengal at a depth of 10 km, and 600 km east of Chennai, Tuesday morning, IMD said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The quake that hit the Bay at 7.02 AM led to mild tremors in parts of the city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The epicentre was in the ocean and obviously there was no damage and as per initial assessments, it lasted for a few seconds," Deputy Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Chennai, S Balachandran, told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is no tsunami warning," the official said, adding, more details will be provided later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few Twitter users said they felt mild tremors, while others said they did not feel anything.</p>