Strong quake hits Indonesia; tremor felt in Singapore
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 13 September 2007 1136 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Tremors were reported in several parts of Singapore at about 8am on Thursday.

Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received about 500 calls from the public about the tremors.

The National Environment Agency said an 8.3-magnitude earthquake occurred at about 7:45 this morning in southern Sumatra, approximately 600km from Singapore.

Police said 248 buildings experienced tremors, and the affected building were located mainly in Clementi, Jurong, Toa Payoh, Punggol, Hougang, Woodlands and Central Business District areas.

Police said there is no cause for alarm.

Buildings in Singapore are designed to established building codes and are sufficiently robust to withstand tremors caused by distant earthquakes.

But as an added precaution, the Building and Construction Authority and HDB engineers are inspecting these buildings.

All 67 of the buildings inspected so far have been certified structurally safe. - CNA/ac