KUALA LUMPUR: Even though Malaysia doesn't lies within the alignment of ring of fire, yet it is susceptible to earthquakes, with Sabah at risk of moderate
quakes and peninsular Malaysia, mild quakes, the Parliament was told
Thursday.
Deputy Science, Technology
and Innovation Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof said this was learned
following a study on the 
risks and hazards of earthquakes and tsunami in
Malaysia completed in 2009 by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
risks and hazards of earthquakes and tsunami in
Malaysia completed in 2009 by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM).
He
said based on data compiled between September and November this year,
tremors of less than magnitude four were felt in Beluran, Kota Marudu,
Kudat and Tambunan in Sabah.
"This
indicates that Malaysia is susceptible to earthquakes, but moderate and
mild ones," he said when replying to a question from Hamim Samuri
(BN-Ledang) who had wanted to know of the latest studies pertaining to
the risk of earthquakes in Malaysia.
The
Study on the Risks and Hazards of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Malaysia
was funded with an allocation of RM3.378 million and involved the
Meteorological Department, the Minerals and Geoscience Department,
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
Fadillah
said on the initiative of the Meteorological Department, 25 strong
motion sensors, 10 of them in the Klang Valley, and 17 weak motion
sensors were installed throughout Malaysia to monitor tremors.
Source: BERNAMA
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