Kota Kinabalu: A powerful earthquake struck Mindanao in southern Philippines Thursday morning, sending tremors that were felt as far as Sabah and Labuan.
The 10.13am earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, had its epicentre located 154km southeast of Isabela City at coordinates 6.1° North and 123.3° East, with a depth of 632km. Malaysia n authorities quickly assured the public that there was no tsunami threat to the country. The Malaysia n Meteorological Department promptly issued updates through its official channels and earthquake monitoring website.
In KOTA KINABALU, workers in high-rise buildings were “shaken but not stirred” for between 10 seconds and a minute by tremors.Administrative assistant Evelyn Octavia, 38, who was on the 32nd floor of Menara Kinabalu, said the tremors felt at 10.15am were initially not too strong but shook the staff in the high-rise building.
In TAWAU, the tremors were also unmistakably felt by federal staff who were on the top floor of the Wisma Persekutuan as did Pharmaceutical officer Ooi Kah Geap, 45, who felt the tremors at 10.15am when he was on the seventh floor of the building.
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