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Moderate quake strikes off North Sumatra, tremors felt in Malaysia

Moderate quake strikes off North Sumatra, tremors felt in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March - Tremors due to a quake in Indonesia were felt in several parts of Malaysia, including Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor.

The moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, at 6.22 am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement, reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (km) and was located 41 km east of Sibolga, Indonesia.

However, MetMalaysia confirmed that the earthquake poses no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

GRACE AISYAH KEDAYAN