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Minor earthquake hits near Maldives, no threat expected

A minor earthquake has hit 912 kilometres away from capital Male' City, but the MET Office assures there is no threat to Maldives.

Mariyath Mohamed
30 December 2024, MVT 14:58
Mariyath Mohamed
30 December 2024, MVT 14:58

A minor earthquake has hit 912 kilometres away from capital Male' City, but the MET Office assures there is no threat to Maldives.

The office said that a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit 912 km away from Male' today.

As this is a low magnitude earthquake, there is no threat of tsunami to any area.

The earthquake hit at around 13:38 hrs this afternoon at the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean. Addu is the closest Maldives atoll to this area.

The strongest earthquake to hit this area was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on July 15, 2003.

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