A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of North Sumatra this morning, posing no tsunami threat to Malaysia, according to MetMalaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 was detected off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, this morning.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a Facebook post today, said the earthquake posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

According to the statement, the earthquake occurred at coordinates 3.2 degrees north and 92.7 degrees east, about 364 kilometres (km) west of Simeulue, Indonesia.