Eathquake hit Southern Philippines

A 6.9 earthquake hit the southern Mindanao late Saturday, February 5, 2005. News excerpt from the INQ7:
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale was recorded late Saturday with its epicenter in the sea south of Mindanao island, about 500 kilometers from Dent Haven near Lahad Datu on Sabah's east coast.

The Prime Minister's Crisis and Disaster Center issued Malaysia's first tsunami alert after the meteorological department told it about the Philippine earthquake.

Center director Muhamad Muda said parts of Sabah, especially the state capital Kota Kinabalu, Tawau, and several coastal areas, felt the tremor....

Police urged locals in some areas to evacuate coastal homes.

Several seaside resorts on Sabah's west coast immediately alerted their guests. News organizations in Sabah were flooded with calls ,while people in Tuaran near Kota Kinabalu were caught in traffic jams as they fled towards Mount Kinabalu.

Police were seen in many places calming the public after midnight as they refused to leave mosques and other higher ground for fear that a tsunami might strike.

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