KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale was detected near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia at 11.06 am today.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement said the earthquake with a depth of 102 kilometres occurred 22 km southwest of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy, Russia.
However, it did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia. -Bernama
