MALAYSIA faces no tsunami threat following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, today.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the moderate earthquake was detected at 3.2 degrees north and 92.7 degrees east, about 364 kilometres west of Simeulue, Indonesia.
The tremor occurred at a depth of 70 kilometres, according to MetMalaysia in a Facebook post today.
The department confirmed that the earthquake did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia. - November 14, 2026
