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Friday, 11 February 2011

Two Quakes Hit Indonesia's Celebes Sea

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Two earthquakes, of magnitude 6.3 and 6.7 on the Richter Scale, occurred in the Celebes Sea of Indonesia at 10.39 pm and 10.42 pm, respectively, yesterday, the Meteorological Department reported.

It said in a statement the epicentre of the quakes was 351 km northeast of Manado in Indonesia and 532 km southeast of Kunak in Sabah.

"Tremors were felt in southeastern Sabah," it said, adding that there was no possibility of a tsunami.

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