Srilanka, March 31 -- Although Sri Lanka is not typically considered a high-seismic zone, the mushrooming skyscrapers in Colombo are safe from any unexpected earthquake, as they are built using such structural technology, a seismologist said.

With the recent Myanmar and Thailand earthquake which claimed over 1,600 lives thus far mostly due to collapsing skyscrapers, doubts among the public were not small when it comes to an unexpected catastrophe in a country of a low seismic zone.

An official from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) told the Daily Mirror the highest Sri Lanka has experienced are tremors of about 3.5 magnitudes, which could barely cause any impact or damage.

However, all the modern skyscrapers which are bein...