Mild earthquake in Beluran, no threat of tsunami, says MetMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: A mild earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was detected in the sea off Beluran, Sabah at 9.07am on Thursday (April 20).

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET Malaysia), in a statement, said the earthquake struck at a depth of 10km at coordinate 6.6 degrees north and 117.4 degrees east.

"The quake was 37km southeast of Pitas, Sabah and 365km north of Tarakan, Indonesia,” it said.

However, there was no threat of tsunami to Malaysia. - Bernama