No surface tremors following South China Sea earthquake, says MetMalaysia

KOTA KINABALU: The earthquake that occurred in the South China Sea early Monday (April 3) morning which went viral on social media, did not cause any tremors on the surface, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

In a statement on Tuesday (April 4), the department said this was because the earthquake occurred at a depth of 611 kilometres (km) and no aftershocks were triggered after close observation.