{
  "id": 11822915,
  "title": "Did you feel that? MetMalaysia says 5.8 Sumatra quake could rattle western peninsular Malaysia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/did-you-feel-that-metmalaysia-says-5-8-sumatra-quake-could-rattle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T02:10:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/04/did-you-feel-that-metmalaysia-says-58-sumatra-quake-could-rattle-western-peninsular-malaysia/237599"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was detected in North Sumatra, Indonesia, at 7.37am. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the earthquake was centred at coordinates 4.6 degrees north and 96.3 degrees east, at a depth of 30 kilometres, about 59km northeast of Meulaboh, Indonesia.\n\nAccording to MetMalaysia, the tremors may be felt in the western states of peninsular Malaysia. However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.\n\nThe reports from Malay Mail and New Straits Times were identical, with no additional information provided by either outlet.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "5.8-Magnitude earthquake strikes North Sumatra — MetMalaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/5-8-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-north-sumatra-metmalaysia",
        "published": "2026-10-04T01:33:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Did you feel that? MetMalaysia says 5.8 Sumatra quake could rattle western peninsular Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/did-you-feel-that-metmalaysia-says-5-8-sumatra-quake-could-rattle-11825171",
        "published": "2026-10-04T02:10:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}