KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 -- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia earlier this afternoon, sending tremors across the Straits of Malacca and rattling buildings as far away as Penang.

According to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake struck at 4.57pm local time at a depth of 89km.

"No tsunami threat to Malaysia.

"The tremors were felt in most areas in the west coast of peninsular Malaysia," the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a statement.

It added that it will continue to monitor the situation.

Several X users took to the social media platform to share their observations.

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