KUALA LUMPUR: A 5.7 magnitude quake jolted North Sulawesi province in the central part of Indonesia on late Saturday evening, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said on Sunday (May 31).
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in a statement said the earthquake occurred 17km east of Talaud Island at a depth of 83 km.
However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.
The quake hit at 8.06pm Jakarta time (1306 GMT) with the epicentre at seven km southeast of the province's sub district of Melonguane and with the shallow of 10 km under the seabed.
The quake also did not potentially trigger tsunami for the Indonesians islands.
Indonesia is frequently stricken by quakes as it sits on a quake-prone zone in the Pacific Ring of Fire. - Bernama
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in a statement said the earthquake occurred 17km east of Talaud Island at a depth of 83 km.
However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.
The quake hit at 8.06pm Jakarta time (1306 GMT) with the epicentre at seven km southeast of the province's sub district of Melonguane and with the shallow of 10 km under the seabed.
The quake also did not potentially trigger tsunami for the Indonesians islands.
Indonesia is frequently stricken by quakes as it sits on a quake-prone zone in the Pacific Ring of Fire. - Bernama
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