KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude was detected in West Papua, Indonesia, at 8.04 am today.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a statement that the earthquake was centred at coordinates 3.4 degrees south and 139.6 degrees east, approximately 159 kilometres southwest of Jayapura.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60 kilometres.
MetMalaysia said there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia following the quake.
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