Sumatra quake jolts Malaysians into leaving buildings


KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday (Feb 25) jolted Malaysians into rushing out of office buildings and houses as tremors were felt also along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Twitter was abuzz with people who felt the tremors reporting their experiences and enquiring what had happened.

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Earthquake , Klang Valley , Evacuation , Buildings

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