Saturday, February 27, 2010

Moderate earthquake hits Banda Sea in Indonesia


A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Banda Sea, Indonesia at 11.58am Sunday.

The Meteorological Department said the quake's epicentre is located 547km south of Riking, Indonesia and 1,782km southeast of Tawau, Sabah.

The quake did not pose any tsunami threat, the department said in a statement. - Bernama

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