Moderate earthquake strikes Banda Sea in Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia at 9.06 am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said that the tremors occurred 332 km southeast of Ambon, Indonesia at a depth of 10 km.

However, it did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia.

— BERNAMA

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