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5.5-MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS MALUKU SEA, INDONESIA

03/04/2026 09:54 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck the northern Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 8.22 am today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement, said that the quake, with a depth of 10 kilometres, occurred about 120 km northwest of Ternate, Indonesia.

However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

-- BERNAMA

 

 

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