MetMalaysia director-general Helmi Abdullah said the epicentre of the quake was 85km northwest of Siberut, Indonesia, with a depth of 49km.
“There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia,” he said in a statement.
Last week, MetMalaysia said a 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Beluran in Sabah, with its epicentre 365km north of Tarakan, Indonesia. There was also no tsunami threat from the quake.
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