Selangor Journal
Close up of an earthquake seismograph machine in vector format. — Picture via iSTOCK

Mild earthquake in Beluran, no threat of tsunami — METMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — A mild earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was detected in the sea off Beluran, Sabah at 9.07am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia), in a statement, said the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (km) at coordinates 6.6 degrees north and 117.4 degrees east.

“The quake was 37 km southeast of Pitas, Sabah and 365 km north of Tarakan, Indonesia,” it said.

However, there was no threat of a tsunami to Malaysia.

— Bernama

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