SINGAPORE : Almost two weeks after the Nias island earthquake
that sent aftershocks rippling into many parts of Singapore, fresh
tremors were felt on Saturday morning by some living in the
west.
The National Environment Agency confirmed there was an earthquake
off the west coast of North Sumatra at about 9.30am.
Registering between 4.2 to 5 in magnitude, the quake is believed to
be an aftermath of the big one that devastated Nias island last
month.
Some 700 kilometres away, tremors were felt by some Bukit Batok
West residents.
Mr Krishnan said: "Around 9.20am, there was a slight shaking in the
house. I experienced a slight cracking sound and the sound
increase. And I looked at the tiles, the cracks go on increase. I
keep looking, what's happening. In a few seconds, I had been having
a cup of tea. It has given me some shock and trauma."
Other parts of Singapore do not seem to have been affected.
But NEA said earthquakes in the region caused a few such incidents
here every year.
And geologists say that tremors are usually felt more in buildings
that sit on land with softer sediment and soil. - CNA