KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the Minahassa Peninsula in Sulawesi at 4.50am today, the meteorological department reported.
It said in a statement that the quake, with a depth of 131km, occurred about 120km west of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
It said that tremors were also felt in Tawau and Lahad Datu, Sabah.
However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia, it added.