Moderate Earthquake Hits Banda Sea, Indonesia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred in Banda Sea, Indonesia at 1.01 pm (Malaysian local time) Tuesday. According to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorology Department, the earthquake occurred 358km northeast from Kupang, Indonesia, at a depth of 425km. However, there is no threat of tsunami to Malaysia. -- BERNAMA