Moderate quake hits North Sumatra in Indonesia, tremors felt in parts of M'sia


A map showing the epicentre of the quake courtesy of MetMalaysia's official Twitter account.

JAKARTA: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale was detected in North Sumatra, Indonesia, at 3.28am (Malaysian time) Saturday (Oct 1).

The quake hit at 0228 Jakarta time Saturday (1928 GMT Friday) with the epicentre at 15 km north-west of the North Tapanuli district at a depth of 10 km, said the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency.

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