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STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI

24/09/2024 10:46 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has occurred in the Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi at 3:51 am.

The Meteorological Department of Malaysia in a statement announced that the epicentre of the earthquake was 0.1° south and 122.9° east at a depth of 144 km which was 75km south of Gorontalo, Indonesia.

“There is however no threat of tsunami to Malaysia,” according to the statement uploaded on the department’s website. 

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