Mindanao quake causes tremors in Sabah and Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU: Hundreds of people, especially those working at high-rise buildings, evacuated their offices after they felt mild to moderate tremors triggered by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines region of Mindanao.

Emergency services received alerts about aftershocks being felt in Kota Kinabalu, Tawau, Putatan, Tawau as well as in the interior Ranau, Labuan and also Sarawak’s northern Limbang following yesterday’s earthquake which struck at 10.13am in the Philippines.