The Kenya Meteorological Department referred to fears of a possible Tsunami threat as fake news.
On Sunday evening, there tremor that was experienced in about six counties in Kenya.
Social media was shortly after the 7pm event awash with speculation advising people from the coastal region to migrate to higher ground to avert wrath of an impending Tsunami.
The experts have, nonetheless, said the 4.8 magnitude earthquake was mild and could not translate to Tsunami. In a tweet, the Met further clarified that the epicenter of the tremor was in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County and not the Ocean. This, the department explained had made chances of a Tsunami striking to diminish.
“There is no damage expected for a minor earthquake of magnitude between 4 – 4.9 on the Richter scale. Residents at the Coast are urged not to panic as the epicenter was not from the ocean, but from land hence cannot cause a Tsunami,” Met said in a statement.