Moderate Earthquake Hits Banda Sea, Indonesia

Banda sea: A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia, at 11.09 am today.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a statement that the earthquake, with a depth of 172 kilometres, occurred 453 km south of Ambon, Indonesia.

However, it said there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.