Effects
The tremors of the 8.5 Mw earthquake lasted for several minutes. It caused buildings to sway in Jakarta, and some buildings were reported to have collapsed in the city of Bengkulu, Bengkulu Province, about 100 km from the epicenter. Tremors felt in Jakarta were described as being "violent". It was reported that several high-rise buildings were evacuated. The earthquake also led to a power outage in Bengkulu, which crippled communications. The death toll of the earthquakes is 21 with 88 people injured.
Tremors were felt in neighbouring countries as far away as Southern Thailand. In Singapore, which is about 670 km from the epicenter, the tremor was felt at around 11:10 UTC (19:10 local time). Most of the Central and Eastern part of Singapore has felt the tremor. In Peninsular Malaysia, tremors were reported after 19:15 local time, including Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor Bahru, Malacca and Penang. Like Singapore, the tremors were most severe on high-rises, resulting in minor panic and evacuations. No casualties were reported in the country, as of 13 September.
Read more about this topic: September 2007 Sumatra Earthquakes
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