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Moderate earthquake detected in southern Malaku Sea, Indonesia

08 Mar 2023 09:08am
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KUALA LUMPUR - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was detected in the southern Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 4.31 am today.

The Department of Meteorology Malaysia (MetMalaysia), in a statement today, stated that the earthquake occurred 179 kilometres (km) south of Tomohon, Indonesia, at a depth of 72km.

However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia - BERNAMA

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