Moderate earthquake strikes Southern Sumatera

KUALA LUMPUR - A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale, struck southern Sumatera in Indonesia at 7.46 am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department.

It occurred 62km south of Bengkulu at a depth of 63 km, the department said in a statement.

The quake did not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia, it said. - BERNAMA