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Sam secretary S Mageswari (left) and PenMutiara deputy chairman Zakaria Ismail (right).

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the evacuation was made based on the standard operating procedure (SOP). - Photo: BERNAMA

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the ministry is currently closely monitoring the situation, especially the aftershocks. - Photo: BERNAMA

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on islands west of Indonesia's Sumatra on Tuesday, forcing them to flee to higher ground before an hours-long tsunami warning was lifted. - Photo: 123RF

A strong earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday, killing at least 12 people, according to the country's Risk Management Secretariat.

Pasrin Mitulin, 35, (left) and his wife Fatimah Harka, 35, weave ketupat which they sell in Sandakan town for Hari Raya - FILEPIC

This handout photo released on April 10, 2023, by the Guardia Costiera press office, shows Italian coast guard carrying out a rescue operation of some 1,200 migrants aboard two fishing boats on April 10 in Ionian Sea of the Mediterranean. - AFP

Philippine exercise director Major General Marvin Licudine (L) and US exercise director representative Major General Eric Austin (R) link arms during the opening ceremony of the 'Balikatan' joint military exercise at the military headquarters in Quezon City, suburban Manila on April 11, 2023. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP)

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 6, 2018, Philippine marines take position next to US marines' Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) during an amphibious landing exercise at the beach of the Philippine navy training centre facing the South China Sea in San Antonio town, Zambales province. - FOCUS by Allison JACKSON