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STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

13/10/2024 11:07 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred near the Off Coast of Costa Rica at 1.43 am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the quake epicentre was located at latitude 10.6° north and longitude 86.1° west with a depth of 62 kilometres (km), 1,601 km southeast of Puebla, Mexico.

“No tsunami threat to Malaysia,” it said.

-- BERNAMA

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