Two moderate earthquakes struck Indonesia and the Philippines this morning, with magnitudes of 5.5 and 5.1, but pose no tsunami risk to Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: Two moderate earthquakes struck Indonesia and the Philippines this morning.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) reported a 5.5-magnitude quake in the Banda Sea, Indonesia, at 11.05 am.
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It occurred at a depth of 103 kilometres, about 398 kilometres southeast of Ambon.
An earlier 5.1-magnitude tremor hit the Philippine Islands region at 10.56 am.
That quake was centred at a depth of 65 kilometres, approximately 136 kilometres northeast of Talaud Island, Indonesia.
MetMalaysia confirmed there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia from either seismic event. – Bernama
