KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale was reported south of Shetland Islands at 7.36 am today.
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According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake was detected 2,556 kilometres (km) south of Puerto Montt, Chile, at a depth of 45 km.
However, it posed no tsunami threat to Malaysia.
— BERNAMA
