Roashanee Building might have experienced earthquake tremors because of structure: MMS

The Maldives Meteorological Service (MMS) has revealed that Roashanee Building in the capital city, might have experienced tremors from the earthquake in Indonesia due to the building’s structure.

Speaking to RaajjeMV, Assistant Forecaster Hussain Waheed revealed that Roashanee Building was the only building in the capital, to report having experienced the tremors on Monday morning.

MMS revealed that the tremors were felt in the Maldives, however, it did not pose a threat of Maldives experiencing a tsunami.

The earthquake struck 2,854 kilometers away from Maldives, in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island.

The department revealed that earthquake tremors were felt over Maldives at around 08:29am on Monday.

However, there is no threat of a tsunami, in the Maldives.

Due to the tremors, Roashanee Building where the Ministry of Health is located, was vacated.

The 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island early Monday. Reuters cited the country’s meteorology and geophysics agency (BMKG) having recorded the shallow quake off the Mentawai islands, off Sumatra's west coast just before 10.30am.

The authority is reported to have assured that the quake did not trigger a tsunami warning.

According to Reuters, three consecutive earthquakes struck the area with cumulative intensity since early Monday, with a 5.2-magnitude tremor recorded before sunrise.

This was followed by a 5.4-magnitude quake less than an hour later. The third earthquake of 6.1 magnitude was felt “strongly” for several seconds by Mentawai islands’ residents.

No injuries or damages to property have been reported in connection with the earthquake, so far.

MMS revealed that an earthquake of 6.1 magnitude was unlikely to create tremors in the Maldives.

In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck Sumatra which created a tsunami that took the lives of thousands across the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, including the Maldives.