Light earthquake strikes 300km east of Maldives
Three people from the northern island of Naifaru in Lhaviyani atoll reported feeling tremors after the quake struck around 3:30am. The magnitude 4.9 earthquake was not powerful enough to cause a tsunami.
12 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM
A light earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck 306km northeast of the capital Malé around 3:30am on Wednesday.
An official from the Maldives Meteorological Services said three people from the northern island of Naifaru in Lhaviyani atoll reported feeling tremors after the quake.
The earthquake was not powerful enough to cause a tsunami, the official said.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred 286km east of Naifaru at an underwater depth of 10km.
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