5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes North Sumatra – MetMalaysia

5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes North Sumatra: MetMalaysia

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5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes North Sumatra – MetMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was detected in North Sumatra, Indonesia at 7.37 am today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement today, said the earthquake was centred at coordinates 4.6 degrees north and 96.3 degrees east, at a depth of 30 kilometres (km), about 59 km northeast of Meulaboh, Indonesia. “The tremors may be felt in the western states of Penins…