Tremors felt in Singapore from earthquake in
North Sumatra
By Joanne Chan | Posted: 24
July 2010 1146 hrs
SINGAPORE: Tremors were felt in parts of
Singapore Saturday morning.
Callers to the MediaCorp Hotline said the tremors, which lasted
about a minute, were felt in places such as Farrer Road, Cecil
Street and North Bridge Road.
Lynn Jamaludin was in her office, located on the 24th floor of Tong
Eng Building on Cecil Street, when the tremors hit at around
10am.
She said: "We actually felt the desk shaking slightly, and then we
felt the building was moving a bit. But it stopped after about 50
seconds. We waited for the second tremor but it didn't come so we
decided to stay in the office."
The National Environment Agency's Meteorological Services Division
said an earthquake of magnitude 6.25 hit northern Sumatra at
10.11am Singapore time.
The quake epicentre was some 450 kilometres from Singapore.
NEA says there is no tsunami threat to Singapore.
- CNA/jm
