Did you feel that? MetMalaysia says 5.8 Sumatra quake could rattle western peninsular Malaysia
A 5.8-magnitude quake was detected near Meulaboh in north Sumatra, Indonesia at 7.37am on October 4, 2026, but MetMalaysia says that tremors may reach western peninsular Malaysia but won’t cause a tsunami. — Picture from Facebook/Malaysian Meteorological Department
First Published: Sunday, 04 Oct 2026 10:10 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale was detected in North Sumatra, Indonesia, at 7.37am today.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement today, said the earthquake was centred at coordinates 4.6 degrees north and 96.3 degrees east, at a depth of 30 kilometres (km), about 59km northeast of Meulaboh, Indonesia.
“The tremors may be felt in the western states of peninsular Malaysia,” it said.
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