Today is public holiday in Malaysia for the King's Installation. People from all walks of life plan to spend quality time with their family. The obvious choice is to hang around in shopping malls due to the hot weather outside. I was one of them trying to watch Battleship at Golden Screen Cinema. About half an hour into the movie, my seat shake quite strongly and people started to rush out of the cinema. When we get outside the theater into the mall, I realize that all the shops have been ordered to closed down as well and it is just 7pm in the evening!
The Indian Ocean Tsunami that happened in 2004 roughly about 2 hours after earthquake was felt. If the behavior of the quake this time is similar, we may expect another Tsunami 2 hours from now. In fact the Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued Tsunami Alert to four states in the north western Malaysia namely: Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Penang and advise people to stay away from the coast until further notice. Police car siren can be heard patrolling along the coast line ordering people and vehicle to leave the place immediately as a precautionary measure.
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