Singaporeans felt the floor move beneath their feet yesterday as aftershocks from an 8.6-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia shook high-rise buildings and homes near the coast. Tremors lasting two to three minutes each were reported at around 5pm by people across the island, from residents in Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Serangoon North and Geylang Bahru to office workers in the Central Business District.
The Meteorological Service yesterday confirmed that an earthquake struck Northern Sumatra at 4.38pm, about 1,240km away from Singapore. About 30 people evacuated The Bencoolen building in Bugis Street after feeling the tremors. The management of the 16-storey Capital Square building in the Telok Ayer street broadcast a message telling tenants not to worry. Marine Parade residents felt the strongest tremors , but most did not get too anxious as it was not the first time they had experienced them.
Credits: The Straits Times
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