KUALA LUMPUR – A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale was detected in the South Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 1.08pm today.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department said in a statement that the earthquake was reported to have occurred 195km south of Tomohan, Indonesia, at a depth of 58km.
However, a preliminary assessment showed that the earthquake did not cause a tsunami threat to Malaysia. – Bernama, August 21, 2022
GB sederhana M5.0 telah berlaku di Selatan Laut Maluku pukul 1:08 ptng, 21 Ogos 2022. Pusat gempa bumi terletak 0.3° Selatan dan 125.4° Timur dengan kedalaman 58 km. 195km Selatan dari Tomohon,Indonesia. Tiada ancaman tsunami kepada Malaysia.MET Malaysia.#gempabumiMETMalaysia pic.twitter.com/1mBkorEhUX
— Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (@metmalaysia) August 21, 2022
