Residents in Lahad Datu, Tawau feel tremors from 5.0-magnitude quake

Lahad Datu and Tawau residents experienced brief tremors following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast near Sandakan last night. Nurse Nur Damia Hanafi from Lahad Datu felt the shaking while stopped at a red light on her way home. The Malaysian Meteorological Department reported the earthquake's epicenter was around 48 kilometers east of Lahad Datu, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Public servant Norusidah Ruslan, 45, saw her embroidered clothes sway during the tremor. Housewife Nur Medina Abdullah, 40, thought she was dizzy when the tremor struck while cleaning the kitchen. Tremors were also felt in Tawau, with e-hailing driver Muhd Andri Sapar, 35, reporting a strong but brief shaking while having a drink with a friend at a hotel.

Housewife Siti Amilah Terence, 35, and her husband experienced the tremor while leaving a mobile phone shop in Tawau.