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Article: Tsunami warning causes thousands to panic in Sabah.(Main News)
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- February 7, 2005
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KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (AFP) Thousands of people in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island fled coastal areas for higher ground when officials warned of a possible tsunami after a strong earthquake hit the neighboring southern Philippines, officials said Sunday.
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale was recorded late Saturday with its epicenter in the sea south of Mindanao island, about 500 kilometers from Dent Haven near Lahad Datu on Sabah's east coast.
The Prime Minister's Crisis and Disaster Center issued Malaysia's first tsunami alert after the meteorological department told it about the Philippine earthquake.
Center ...