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6.3-magnitude quake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tremor poses no tsunami threat to country, says MetMalaysia

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 Jan 2023 10:00AM

6.3-magnitude quake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Malaysian Meteorological Department says in a statement that a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale has struck the Minahassa Peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia at 8.34am today. – AFP pic, January 18, 2023

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

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