In recent years, earthquakes have occurred in Malaysia one after another, and many experts have also warned that there may be more earthquakes in Malaysia in the future.
Nan Li, vice president of the Institute of Tropical Geography, also pointed out before that Malaysia and Indonesia are on the same stratigraphic plate, and the geographical distance is not far away. A strong earthquake in Sulawesi, Indonesia will more or less affect our country’s future. Earthquakes may occur frequently in our country in the future.
He emphasized that this is no longer an alarmist assertion. In recent years, there have been frequent reports of earthquakes in Malaysia. If no measures are taken, the consequences will be disastrous. Malaysia has never faced a large earthquake, most of the buildings are not earthquake-proof, and the people do not have the knowledge of escape.
According to Malaysia’s earthquake archives, the largest earthquake occurred in Ranau, Sabah in recent years, with a magnitude of 5.9. In 1976, Lahad Datu, Sabah, was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale. The areas of the Malay Peninsula where earthquakes or aftershocks were more common in the past were Penang, Kuala Lumpur, and Gelang Patah, Johor. The earthquake intensity record so far has not exceeded 5 on the Richter scale.
According to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), there have been 7 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above in Malaysia in the past 20 years. Among them, the Ranau earthquake in Sabah in June 2015 was the strongest earthquake in Malaysia since 1976, reaching magnitude 6, resulting in 16 deaths and 2 missing on the mountain.
From the data, it is clear that the fault zone of West Malaysia has become active. It is understood that there are four fault zones in the peninsula of Malaysia, namely Bukit Tinggi, Kuala Lumpur, Lepar, and Seremban.
