STRONG EARTHQUAKE HITS BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

KUALA LUMPUR, A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale was detected near Bonin Islands, Japan Region, at 4.01 am today.The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the quake occurred 871km south of Hamamatsu, Japan, at a depth of 567 km.'No tsunami threat to Malaysia,' it said.Source: BERNAMA News Agency