KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Sulawesi, Indonesia at 1.32 pm today.
According to a statement issued by MetMalaysia, the quake occurred 180 km west of Palopo, Indonesia, at a depth of 19 km.
Based on the initial assessment, the quake did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia. — Bernama