Malaysia
5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off Sabah
File picture shows a staff member of the Seismology Center, pointing on a chart of the earthquake activity detected by the central Weather Bureau in Taipei. A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Taiwan early on May 21, 2014. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Sunday, 01 Oct 2017 10:29 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred in the north of Halmahera, Indonesia at 7.15am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement said the epicentre of the quake was 1,133 kilometres southeast of Semporna, Sabah.

The quake did not pose any tsunami threat, it added. — Bernama

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