Weak quake with 3.8 magnitude hits Beluran, Sabah

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A weak earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale hit Beluran, Sabah at 8.39pm last night.

According to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the quake with a depth of seven kilometres (km) occurred 47km east of Pitas, Sabah.

Tremors could be felt in Beluran and the surrounding areas, it added.

— Bernama