This time is 8.2 Richter scale

Another major quake struck northeast of Sumatra early this Tuesday morning, which was at 12.09 am Malaysian time bearing a magnitude of 8.2. Locally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 seconds of tremors were felt not only in Penang island, live telecast NTV7 news reported that people in Klang Valley and even Kelantan had felt the shake.

Minutes after the tremor, low-lying coastal areas in Malaysia's northern states were being evacuated. In Penang, communication lines were off. Until now, 3.15 am Malaysian time, no reports of deadly tsunamis hitting any coastal areas. Although the quake was weaker than the December 26's but the tremors it had resulted especially in the Kuala Lumpur area has raised concern of many, who ran down from their apartments and high rise buildings after the shock, even residents of Hotel Nikko at Jalan Ampang. Hundreds were awake in Seri Kembangan, Cheras, Kota Damansara and the sorrounding areas because of the tremors they felt. Tremors were even stretched as far as Bangkok. However, I felt nothing in Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur.

I called up my friend who is living at a 2nd storey shophouse in Cheras to ask her how is she.
Me: There's an earthquake! Did you feel it?
She: (Sleeping) No......
Me: Everyone rushed down from their apartments and condominiums in Kuala Lumpur!
She: (Still sleeping) Issit? Where...................?
Me: Seri Kembangan, Cheras, Damansara, people ran down from their high rise buildings, and even residents of Hotel Nikko!
She: (Awake) Isssit?
Me: I think you were sleeping like a piggy is it? Snoring? hehehe
She: I was dreaming...
Me: What?
She: I was dreaming about work. I dreamt about the company Teliti Computer Sdn Bhd's tax computation and submission deadline until you called.....
Me: (Stressed) ...............
She: I am stressed that I couldn't submit it on time. etc etc etc etc etc...
Me: When earthquake strike Kuala Lumpur buildings tomorrow, there's no need to work anymore.. !
She: hehehehehe
Me: ....


The earthquake measured weaker, but people felt it stronger than the Dec 26's

Predictions and warning were made less than 2 weeks before by the British and Europe seismologists, stating there was "potential" for a massive early temblor in the ocean floor west of Sumatra as a result of tensions stoked up there by the December 26 quake.

There should be no tsunamis. If there's a tsunami, it should have happened. In this world especially a Series of Unfortunate Events and disasters, they are struck without anyone knowing it. If it has already been predicted, it should not be called a disaster. Now everyone has fled, but no great waves came. Remember that disasters only struck when you are least conscious. It's basically a mind game we play with the God.

U.S sources said there may be another quake to strike hours later. We'll see....
For now, we pray for the victims at Indonesia's northwestern Nias island.