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Moderate earthquake hits north of Maluku Sea, Indonesia

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Bernama 16/01/2021 | 07:31 MYT
Moderate earthquake hits north of Maluku Sea, Indonesia
A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the north of Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 7 am today. Google Earth pic
KUALA LUMPUR:A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the north of Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 7 am today.

According to the Malaysian Meteorology Department, it occurred 132 kilometres (km) east of Bitung, Indonesia, at a depth of 83km.

However, the quake posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

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