Terrible earthquake in Malaysia... tsunami warning..!?

A strong earthquake occurred in South Sumatra near Kuala Lumpur, malaysia today (April 25). The Malaysian Meteorological Department reported that a strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale occurred in South Sumatra, indonesia at 4 am on tuesday (April 25). The epicenter was 85 km northwest of Siberat, indonesia at a depth of 48 km, the report said. It said on its facebook page that the tremors were felt along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. MedMalaysia said the earthquake did not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Meteorological, Climatic, and Geophysical Agency issued a tsunami warning following the earthquake.
It also revised the earthquake's magnitude to 6.9 from its initial report of 7.3. More than 2,000 residents in the Mentawai Islands district's Sybarat Parat (West Sybarat) and Sybarat utara (North Sibarat) sub-districts have moved from coastal areas to higher ground, said Amir Ahmari, head of the Emergencies and Logistics Division. So far, preliminary reports of damage or casualties from the government side Not released from Abdul Muhari, the spokesperson of the National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency, said that there have been no reports of injuries, casualties, or damage since the earthquake.The head of the Meteorological, Climatic and Geophysical Agency, Dvikorita Karnavati, said the water level had risen by 11 centimeters. He said the company predicted that the rise in height would not exceed 0.5 meters.
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Sowmiya Sriram

25/04/2023 10:31 AM