5.5-magnitude quake hits Maluku sea, Indonesia

Police officers look at a building of the North Sumatra's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026. - AFP pic

Sinar Daily

| 03 Apr 2026 09:52 am

However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck the northern Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 8.22 am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement, said that the quake, with a depth of 10 kilometres (km), occurred about 120 km northwest of Ternate, Indonesia.

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

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5.5-magnitude quake hits Maluku sea, Indonesia

However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

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