A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Minahassa peninsula in Sulawesi, Indonesia, last night, with its tremors also felt in three districts in Sabah, namely Semporna, Tawau, and Lahad Datu.

Nur Azirah Aki, a nurse at Lahad Datu Hospital, was on duty at the time. She felt the tremors at about 11pm but said nothing untoward occurred at the hospital.