KUALA LUMPUR: A weak earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was detected 50 kilometres (km) from Semporna, Sabah at 2.49 pm today.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a statement that the epicentre of the quake was 4.4 degrees north and 118.9 degrees east at a depth of 10 km.
The department said that the earthquake would not result in a tsunami threat to Malaysia.