Even as panic gripped Chennai following the massive earthquake in Indonesia today, police had a tough time trying to dissuade people hoping to see a tsunami
at the famous Marina beach. Marina beach was hit by a 2004 killer tsunami.

"We want to see a live tsunami," said an elderly woman who was among a large number of people assembled at the beach, noting the earlier warning that the tsunami was to hit Chennai around 1700 hours.

"There is no specific threat. It was a watch and alert. There is no likelihood of any tsunami in the Indian Ocean region," National Disaster Management Authority Vice President Sashidhar Reddy told PTI in Delhi.

Many of the government offices, educational institutions and private companies were closed as the city experienced a second aftershock at around 4.45 pm.
Traffic on the roads was chocked as the flow of vehicles witnessed an immediate spurt after the news of tremors spread. Several of the cell phone services were disrupted following the tremor.