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Moderate earthquake jolts northeren Maluku sea, Indonesia

21 Apr 2023 08:30pm
Photo by MetMalaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale was detected in the northern Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 6.21 pm today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a statement today that the earthquake occurred 161 kilometres (km) south of Talaud Island, Indonesia, at a depth of 80km.

However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia. - BERNAMA

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