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The eruption on Halmahera island sent an ash cloud about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into the air, with no towns of villages near enough to face any immediate threat. - Photo by AFP

The family of the Indian national who perished in the 2024 Jalan Masjid India sinkhole tragedy officially received her death certificate yesterday, enabling their legal team to begin the process of claiming compensation from the authorities.

Steam rises out of a power station protected by a tsunami sea wall in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on April 27, 2026. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

This handout photo taken and released on August 1, 2025 by Indonesia's Geological Agency shows Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewing lava and volcanic ash up to approximately 10 kilometres high during its eruption as observed from the monitoring post in East Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province. Photo by Indonesia's Geological Agency/AFP FILE PIX

On paper, the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Sabah on Feb 23 should have been a catastrophe. It marks what is likely the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Malaysia. Photo for illustration purposes only.

Earlier, Director-General of the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said the earthquake, centred 49 km west of Kudat, posed no tsunami threat but was the strongest to hit the country in the past 11 years.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of western Japan on Tuesday, the country's meteorological office said, with no tsunami warning issued.

A police personnel stands guard near the rubble that fell from a damaged building following an earthquake in Old Dhaka. Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP

JMG also noted that yesterday’s tremor was not the first in the area, as a 4.1-magnitude earthquake had previously been recorded nearby, highlighting a recurring pattern of micro-seismic activity along the fault line.

Afghan girls walk past the remains of their damaged houses in the aftermath of the September earthquake at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province on Oct 29, 2025. - (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)