Skyscrapers sway as Hong Kong is rocked by minor earthquake

Hong Kong was shaken and left moderately stirred Thursday evening as an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale made skyscrapers sway in the high-rise city.
Buildings shuddered and some residents ran out into the streets in panic when the underground earthquake struck in waters near Hong Kong shortly before 8 p.m.
The Hong Kong Observatory later said the earthquake took place in the sea around Dangan Island, about 26 kilometres south-southeast of Hong Kong. There were no reports of casualties.
Seismic activity is rare in Hong Kong although the city of 6.8 million often feels shudders from earthquakes around the region and all high-rises are built to be tremor-proof.