5.6 magnitude quake strikes South Indian Ocean

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the South Indian Ocean at 10.15am today.

According to a statement issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake struck 1,212 kilometres southwest of Siberut, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

However, it does not pose a tsunami threat to Malaysia. - BERNAMA