SINGAPORE, May 14 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale off the northwestern coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday has triggered off tremors in several areas in Singapore.

    Affected areas included Toa Payoh, Balestier, the Central Business District and Geylang, which are located in southeastern Singapore, according Channel NewsAsia report.

    The report quoted the National Environment Agency as saying that tremors were felt at 1:06 p.m. (0506 GMT).

    The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency of Indonesia said that the epicenter of the earthquake is in the Indian Ocean, 50 kilometers northwest of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province. Enditem