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Moderate quake strikes northern Maluku Sea, no tsunami threat to Malaysia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake was recorded off northern Indonesia on Sunday night, but Malaysian authorities have confirmed that the tremor poses no tsunami risk to the country

Updated 8 months ago · Published on 22 Dec 2025 8:32AM

Moderate quake strikes northern Maluku Sea, no tsunami threat to Malaysia
MetMalaysia says the tremor was located at coordinates 1.5 degrees north and 126.4 degrees east, with a shallow depth of 10 kilometres - December 22, 2025

A MODERATE earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was detected in the northern Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 8.21pm last night, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

In a statement issued today, MetMalaysia said the tremor was located at coordinates 1.5 degrees north and 126.4 degrees east, with a shallow depth of 10 kilometres.

“The earthquake was located 131 kilometres east of Bitung,” the department said.

MetMalaysia added that there was no tsunami threat to Malaysia following the seismic event, and that the situation continues to be monitored as part of its regional seismic surveillance. - December 22, 2025

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