Moderate earthquake hits Seram, Indonesia, no tsunami threat to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Seram, Indonesia, at 7.50am on Saturday (Jan 16).

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The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said that the quake occurred at a depth of 36km, about 82 km northeast of Ambon, Indonesia.

It poses no tsunami threat to Malaysia. — Bernama