Malaysia

Moderate tremor shakes S. Maluku Sea, Indonesia

MetMalaysia detects 5.0 magnitude trembler at 1.08pm today

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 21 Aug 2022 3:15PM

Moderate tremor shakes S. Maluku Sea, Indonesia
A moderate tremor has been detected in South Maluku Sea, Indonesia at 1.08pm today, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale. – @MetMalaysia Twitter pic, August 21, 2022

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

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