PETALING JAYA: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in west Sumatra at 8.39am local time (9.39am in Malaysia) on Friday (Feb 25), says Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG Indonesia).

       The agency said the epicentre of the quake is 17km south-east of Palaman in Sumatra.

       The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) also issued an alert on the temblor in a tweet at 10.12am (Malaysian time).

       "Tremors from the quake could be felt in the western part of Peninsular Malaysia, especially Selangor, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor," MetMalaysia said in its tweet.

       More to come

       GB kuat M 6.1 di Utara Sumatra, Indonesia pd 9:39 pg, 25 Feb 2022. Pusat gempa bumi terletak 0.2° U & 100.0° T dgn kdlman 10 km. 76km BL dr Payakumbuh,Indonesia. Tiada ancmn tsunami. Gegaran dirasai di bhgn Barat Smnjg terutama di S'gor, Perak, NSembilan, Melaka & Johor. METMsia pic.twitter.com/4lgKSc2V7G

       — Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (@metmalaysia) February 25, 2022