6.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Sabah, Tremors Felt Nationwide

6.8-magnitude quake hits waters off Sabah, no tsunami threat

Epicentre located 49km west of Kudat, says MetMalaysia.

Strong 6.8-magnitude quake hits waters off Sabah, no tsunami threat, says MetMalaysia

KOTA KINABALU: A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck waters off Sabah at 12.57am Monday (Feb 23), but posed no tsunami threat, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

6.8-magnitude quake strikes off Sabah, tremors felt nationwide

KOTA KINABALU: A strong 6.8‑magnitude earthquake struck waters off Sabah at 12.57am, but posed no tsunami threat.

PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat from magnitude 6.8 quake off Borneo

There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck off the north coast of Borneo in the early hours of Monday.

Sabah Earthquake Intensity At Weak Level

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- The public is advised not to panic following the strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake, at a depth of 678 kilometres (km), that occurred off the coast of Sabah at 12.57 am today.

Quake off Sabah coast strongest in 11 years, says MetMalaysia

The previous strongest earthquake in Malaysia occurred on June 5, 2015, in Ranau, Sabah, and claimed 18 lives.