China skyscraper wobbles, spreading panic in downtown Shenzhen

The near 300-metre (980 ft) high SEG Plaza, one of China's tallest skyscrapers, was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake at 1pm. The building was sealed shut as of 2.40pm.

One of China's tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen. The near 300-metre (980 ft) high SEG Plaza inexplicably began to shake at around 1pm, prompting an evacuation of people inside while pedestrians looked on open-mouthed from the streets outside. The building was sealed shut as of 2:40pm, according to local media reports.