Independent News - The massive earthquake that rocked West Sumatra region on Wednesday (03/02/2016), was also felt in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
"The water in my aquarium looks bumpy," said one resident of Singapore report on the site.
Still from Singapore, other residents also felt the impact of the earthquake to the scale MMI III (weak shocks). "I can feel my apartment rocked on the 21st floor," said a resident who reported using the tools "I feel it".
Residents other Singapore said, "We do not know what was going on. We have realized the lampposts seem to wobble," he said.
From Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia, reported that the impact felt by the scale MMI II (shock very weak). "The movement was on the top floor. The glass crackling sound," he said.
Earlier, an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale (SR) rocked Mentawai, West Sumatra, on Wednesday.
residents trickle
An earthquake measuring 8.3 magnitude shook the region Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, it was also felt to Padang, West Sumatra.
When an earthquake occurs, residents rushed out of the house. Most of them fled to a higher location in the Karang Putih, Padang.
However, after the shaking stops, the residents returned to their homes.
According to the Head of Data, Information, and Public Relations BNPB Sutopo, the big earthquake potential tsunami. However, it is not known whether a tsunami warning is still valid or not.
(Read: An earthquake of 8.3 on the Richter Scale rattles Mentawai Tsunami Potential)
Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the quake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale.
(Read: USGS Record Mentawai Earthquake Magnitude 7.9 on the Richter Scale)
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