KOTA KINABALU: A strong earthquake struck the Minahassa Peninsula in Sulawesi at 8.51pm on Saturday.
The quake was recorded at a magnitude of 6.1, with coordinates 0.5° North and 121.6° East.
Its epicentre was located 165km west of Gorontalo, Indonesia, at a depth of 10km.
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There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia, authorities confirmed.