Moderate earthquake hits southern Sumatra

 

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KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 11.15pm last night.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in a statement said the earthquake was centred at coordinates six degrees South and 102.4 degrees East with a depth of 78km.

It is located 239km southwest of Pagar Alam, Indonesia, according to the statement.

However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia. - NST