LAHAD DATU: The 5.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the waters off Sandakan at 9.11pm tonight was felt by residents in Lahad Datu and Tawau, with several describing brief but noticeable tremors.
Nurse Nur Damia Hanafi, 34, from Lahad Datu, said she felt the shaking while on her way home.
"I was stopped at a red light when I suddenly felt the car shaking.
"I thought someone was shaking the car from outside, but the tremor lasted only briefly. I continued my journey home and only later found out that an earthquake had occurred," she told Bernama.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the epicentre was located about 48 kilometres east of Lahad Datu, at coordinates 4.9 degrees North and 118.7 degrees East, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
