KUALA LUMPUR – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the Minahassa Peninsula of Sulawesi at 8.34am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
It said in a statement that the epicentre of the quake was 69km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, at a depth of 146km.
However, it did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia, the statement said. – Bernama, January 18, 2023
