Banda Sea Hit By Earthquake

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Banda Sea, Indonesia at 1.06am today, 522km southwest of Ambon and 1,621km southeast of Tawau, Sabah, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.

Meanwhile, a weak earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale occured in the South China Sea, 482km northeast of Quy Nhon, Vietnam at 1.15am.

Both earthquakes did not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia, it said.