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5.4-magnitude quake jolts Myanmar-India border region

It doesn’t pose tsunami threat to Malaysia

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 11 Oct 2020 9:37AM

5.4-magnitude quake jolts Myanmar-India border region
A moderate earthquake struck the Myanmar-India border region at 1.38am today, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department. – Pixabay pic, October 11, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Myanmar-India border region at 1.38am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the epicentre of the quake was 307km east of Narsingdi, Bangladesh, and it measured 53km deep.

It does not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia. – Bernama, October 11, 2020

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