No tsunami threat to Malaysia after quake off Indonesia's Moluccan Sea

A strong earthquake, with a magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale, occurred near Northern Molucca Sea at 1.27 am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

In a statement issued today, it said the epicentre of the quake was 189 km north of Ternate, Indonesia.

The quake, however, did not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia, it added.

- Bernama