A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 on the Richter scale was detected in the Sri Medan area of Parit Sulong, Johor, at 6.39pm yesterday.

According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department’s (MetMalaysia) myGempa portal, the quake occurred at a depth of 10km, with the epicentre located at coordinates 1.95 degrees north and 102.99 degrees east.