KUALA LUMPUR: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Banda Sea at 8.45 am, today.
According to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the earthquake was 231 kilometres (km) southeast of Ambon in Indonesia at a depth of 186 km.
The quake did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia, it said. -Bernama
