Chennai: Mild tremors were felt in parts of Chennai as an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was struck around 12 p.m, according to a India Meteorological Department bulletin.
The impact of the earthquake, considered of moderate intensity, was felt more in areas including Anna Nagar, Adayar, Alwarpet, Kolathur and T Nagar.
A number of Chennaiites took to the social media to report that they had felt tremors on Tuesday morning.