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No threat of another tsunami

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CHENNAI, DEC. 30. The Meteorology Department today allayed fears of another tsunami hitting the Tamil Nadu coast. The Deputy Director-General of Meteorology, S.Sridharan, said no earthquake of great intensity was reported over the sea area after December 26 (when a tsunami attacked the coast). "There is no threat foreseen from a tsunami to the Tamil Nadu coast as reported in the media." However, aftershocks of a magnitude 5-5.5 on the Richter scale are likely over the Andaman sea in the next few days. This kind of slight to moderate earthquakes are unlikely to produce tsunamis, , Mr. Sridharan said in a bulletin.

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