The sea has receded to about 100 metres exposing all the sharpened stones at Rushikonda Beach, one of the most popular beaches in Visakhapatnam, India on February 4, 2018. Rumours spread out fast that a tsunami would be expected anytime. Some of the fishermen predicting that the city would be hit by something like a tsunami and the sea will be receded over 50 to 100 metres.
According to fishermen, the ocean has receded as a result of the recent lunar eclipse, thereby, exposing the submerged pits and other material underneath. Officials said the tidal phenomenon and the impact of the local winds produced the strong ocean receding.