SEG Plaza, a supertall skyscraper that is the 18th tallest in Shenzhen, China, had to be evacuated yesterday when it started to shake.
Footage on social media shows crowds of people fleeing in panic as the building started swaying just after noon local time on 18 May 2021.
SEG Plaza has been evacuated and remains blocked off.
Government claims building is safe
"The main structure of Shenzhen SEG Plaza is safe!" Shenzhen's city government announced on microblogging website Weibo.
"The cause of the building's vibration is under investigation, and the follow-up situation will be announced in time," it added.
"No new round of vibration has occurred in the building, and the main structure and surrounding environment are safe and stable." Top: the skyscraper started wobbling yesterday. Photo is by Wanghongliu. Above: SEG Plaza is 356 metres tall including its antennae. Photo IS by Charlie Fong
Completed in 2000 by Hua Yi Designing Consultants, the skyscraper has a roof height of 292 metres plus an antenna that makes it 356 metres tall.
Wobbling currently unexplained
The reason for the shaking is currently unexplained. The Shenzhen Emergency Management Bureau detected no earthquakes around the time of the wobbling, the South China Morning Post reported, and wind speeds were only 27 kilometres an hour.
SEG Plaza is in Huaquiangbei, Shenzhen's electronics district. It was built for Shenzhen Electronics Group, which has offices in the building, along wit...