Two quakes hit Sumatra, tremors felt in M'sia By News Desk in Kuala Lumpur/The Star | ANN – Tue, Jun 14, 2011
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Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Two earthquakes hit northern Sumatra Tuesday morning sending tremors that were felt in Selangor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Perak, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
The first 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Sumatra at 8.08am and the second 5.6-magnitude quake hit the same place at 11.01am Tuesday.
Calls came pouring in from Selayang Hospital, KLCC building and other highrises in the Klang Valley in Malaysia as many residents ran out of their buildings.
However, there was no tsunami threat, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
Information about damage or casualties has yet to come in.
Two quakes hit Sumatra, tremors felt in M'sia
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Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Two earthquakes hit northern Sumatra Tuesday morning sending tremors that were felt in Selangor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Perak, Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
The first 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Sumatra at 8.08am and the second 5.6-magnitude quake hit the same place at 11.01am Tuesday.
Calls came pouring in from Selayang Hospital, KLCC building and other highrises in the Klang Valley in Malaysia as many residents ran out of their buildings.
However, there was no tsunami threat, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
Information about damage or casualties has yet to come in.