Moderate Earthquake Hits Myanmar

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar at 1.14 pm Tuesday. According to MetMalaysia’s statement, the earthquake occurred at about 76 km west of Monywa, Myanmar at a depth of 89km. However, the earthquake poses no tsunami threat to Malaysia, it said. -- BERNAMA