Weak 3.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Kinabatangan
A WEAK 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Kuamut in Kinabatangan, Sabah, at 5.32am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). MetMalaysia said the epicentre was located at 5.1 degrees North and 116.8 degrees East, at a de...
A minor 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook the town of Kuamut in the Kinabatangan region of Sabah, Malaysia, on Saturday morning. The quake, which had no reported damage or injuries, was recorded by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) at 5:32am local time. The seismic activity originated at a depth of 118 kilometres, near an epicentre marked by coordinates 5.1 degrees North and 116.8 degrees East.
MetMalaysia reported that the quake's epicentre lay 223 kilometres northwest of Tarakan, Indonesia, and 34 kilometres southwest of Tongod. The meteorological agency confirmed that the tremor did not pose a tsunami threat. Kinabatangan Fire and Rescue Station head Suriyadi Drawis stated that no calls had been received regarding the earthquake thus far, but the station was carrying out patrols and inspecting buildings in the area as a precautionary measure.
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