KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Mindanao, in the Philippines at 7.22 am today.
The Malaysian Meteorology Department (MetMalaysia) , in a statement, said the quake occurred about 158 kilometers south of Koronadal City, in the Philippines, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.