KUALA LUMPUR, A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on the Richter scale was detected in Java, Indonesia at 10.08 pm today.
In a statement tonight, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said that the earthquake occurred 142 kilometres (km) southwest of Tasikmalaya, Indonesia at a depth of 105 km.
However, a preliminary assessment found that there was no tsunami threat to Malaysia.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency