KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale was detected in the northern Maluku Sea, Indonesia, at 6.21pm on Friday (April 21).
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a statement on Friday that the earthquake occurred 161km south of Talaud Island, Indonesia, at a depth of 80km.
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