KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department's operation centres in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor received a significant amount of emergency calls from worried Malaysians following tremors felt from this morning's Sumatra earthquake.
The Kuala Lumpur Operations Centre (PGO) received its first call at about 9.45am involving buildings around Kuala Lumpur experiencing tremors.
The PGO immediately contacted the Malaysia Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) for further information on the incident.
The PGO also directed their departments around Kuala Lumpur to monitor the situation and ensure residents of the affected buildings were safe.
PGO however, did not receive any emergency calls involving structural damage or injuries.
The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department received 20 reports from concerned citizens.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Hafisham Mohd Noor said they received 14 reports.
There were no injuries reported and the situation is still being monitored.
MetMalaysia said the strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale was also felt in Selangor, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor.
There was no tsunami threat to Malaysia, said the department.
The quake struck at 9.39am and its epicentre was located at 0.2° North & 100.0° East at a depth of 10km, 76km northwest of Payakumbuh, Indonesia.