KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale, occurred at 9.03 am today near the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.
It said in a statement that the epicentre of the earthquake was 80 kilometres east of Wiwak, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 44 kilometres.
The quake did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia, it added.
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