KUALA LUMPUR: The impact of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Sumatra, Indonesia on Friday (Feb 25) had a minimal impact on Malaysia, based on the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah.
He mentioned the division additionally detected two aftershocks following the sturdy quake. These aftershocks had been detected by the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) as of 4.50pm right now, totalling 27 occasions.
MetMalaysia, he mentioned, would proceed to observe and inform any developments within the occasion of aftershocks and seismic actions across the affected areas.
“Until now, the data acquired exhibits minimal impact or results of the earthquake on the nation (Malaysia),” he mentioned in a press release right here right now.
MetMalaysia mentioned the earthquake right now at 9.39am, with a depth of 10km, was felt within the west of Peninsular Malaysia, specifically Pahang, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Johor.
At 12.02pm right now, an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded in the identical area, though each earthquakes didn’t set off a tsunami warning in Malaysia. – Bernama
