KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, at 12.56pm today, sending tremors that were also felt across Malaysia.
In a statement, the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the quake was centred at 2 degrees north, 96.5 degrees east, at a depth of 10km.
The epicentre was located 112km southeast of Simeulue, Indonesia.
“Tremors were felt across the northern states of Peninsular Malaysia and surrounding areas. There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia,” MetMalaysia said on its Facebook page.
MetMalaysia urged those who felt the tremors to participate in its survey by completing this form.
