MODERATE EARTH QUAKE IN IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA

13 JAN 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was reported in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at 2.17 am today.

According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the quake was detected at 394 kilometre (km) west of Jayapura, Indonesia, at a depth of 19 km. However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia. - Bernama