No tsunami threat to Malaysia after 2 quakes

Updated 7 years ago · Published on 16 Jan 2019 9:50AM · 1 Comments

A member of a monitoring team looking at data for earthquakes and tsunamis at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Quezon City, in the Philippines recently. A moderate earthquake hit Mindanao in the Philippines at 4.03am today. – EPA pic, January 16, 2019.

A STRONG earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit Vanuatu Islands at 2.06am today.

The Malaysian Meteorology Department said in a statement the epicentre of the quake was 13.3° south and 166.7° east and 304km from Lata in the Solomon Islands.

Meanwhile, a moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Mindanao in the Philippines at 4.03am today.

The epicentre of the quake was 171km southeast of  Davao.

However, both incidents posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia. – Bernama, January 16, 2019.

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  • What la , only 7 and above quakes can cause tsunamis , get your facts right Bernama

    Posted 7 years ago by Chai Hin Goh · Reply