KOTA BARU: Residents from the Pelangi Mall condominium here abandoned their units in terror as tremors shook the building tonight.
Tremors struck the building around 9.15pm, causing residents from two 23-storey blocks to scramble downstairs and gather outside.
The tremors however was barely fy at the remaining block - Block A - which is 15-storeys high.
Police were also present at the public area outside the riverside condominium, where the people had gathered temporarily.
The tremor is believed to have originated from a powerful 7.9-scale earthquake which struck Sumatra west coast tonight.
No tsunami warning has been issued for Malaysia.