COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- A moderate earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale struck the waters off Sri Lanka's northeastern coast on Thursday (18) afternoon, with authorities quickly assuring the public that no tsunami warning has been issued.

The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) reported that the earthquake occurred at 4:06 p.m. local time, approximately 60 kilometres northeast of Trincomalee in the Bay of Bengal waters.

According to a bulletin issued by the GSMB's Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake was successfully recorded at all four seismic monitoring stations across the island nation. The stations, located in Mahakanadarawa, Hakmana, Pallekele, and Buddangala, provide comprehensive coverage of seismic activity aff...