KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the Minahassa Peninsula in Sulawesi at 4.50am on Thursday (July 24), the Meteorological Department reported.
It said in a statement that the quake, with a depth of 131 km occurred about 120 km west of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
It also said that tremors were felt in Tawau and Lahad Datu, Sabah.
However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia, it added. - Bernama
