A view of Jalan Jeti Lama in Butterworth. Tremors were felt by employees and students of a private dental college in NB Tower at Jalan Bagan Luar here after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit northern Sumatra in Indonesia at 2.05pm today. — Picture by KE Ooi
Members of the public including patients seeking treatment at the private clinic located at the 21-storey building rushed out of the building after the tremors were felt for 15 seconds. “I felt the movement but thought it was nothing, but we quickly rushed down after the security team instructed employees, students, and the public to evacuate the building and assemble at the ground floor.
A private college student, who only wanted to be known as Munirah, 19, said the students were in the midst of an examination when she felt the movement and experienced a bout of dizziness.