Tremors felt in Singapore after quake rocks Sumatra
Posted: 06 March 2007 1214 hrs

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Singapore's Meteorological Services Division said an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Padang, Indonesia at about 11.50am on Tuesday.

A second round of tremors was felt in Singapore at around 1.50pm.

The epicentre of the quake was 50 kilometres north-northeast of Padang, on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and some 430 kilometres south-west of Singapore.

The US Geological Survey said the quake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale, while Indonesian seismologists estimated a lower magnitude of 5.8.

Tremors were felt in many parts of Singapore.

Callers to the MediaCorp News Hotline said they felt tremors in areas such as Beach Road, Jalan Besar, Robinson Road, Shunfu and Toa Payoh.

Some buildings, like the Concourse at Beach Road, Capital Square and Centennial Tower in the city, and even Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Clementi, were evacuated.

Witnesses said several tall buildings in the central business district swayed slightly.

Traders said there was little or no impact on financial markets trading.

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