KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – A moderate earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit southern Sumatra, Indonesia at 10.34 pm today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement said the quake epicentre was at 179 km southeast of Bengkulu, Indonesia and 775 km southwest of Pontian, Johor. The quake did not pose any tsunami threat, it said.
