Malaysia's Meteorological Department (Met Malaysia) has detected 111 minor earthquakes in Sabah over the past two years. The strongest recorded earthquake in 2023 had a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter scale off the coast of Tawau, but it was small and did not affect residents. Met Malaysia emphasizes the importance of the National Tsunami Early Warning System (SAATNM) and its continuous optimization to prepare for potential tsunami threats in the region.
PETALING JAYA: Jabatan Meteorologi mengesan sebanyak 111 gempa bumi berskala lemah di Sabah sepanjang tempoh dua tahun ini.
“Susulan tragedi tsunami yang melanda negara pada 26 Disember 2004, Malaysia juga membangunkan sistem SAATNM yang sentiasa dioptimumkan dan diselenggara dua kali setahun. Ia akan dibaiki serta-merta sekiranya terdapat sebarang kerosakan. “Ahli-ahli di bawah sistem ini akan memantau dan memaklumkan sebarang aktiviti gempa bumi dan tsunami yang berlaku di Lautan Hindi, Lautan Pasifik dan Laut China Selatan,” jelasnya.
Beliau berkata, Semenanjung Malaysia jarang mengalami gempa kuat kerana terlindung dengan Kepulauan Sumatera manakala Sarawak pula terletak di bahagian utara Pulau Borneo, menjadikannya kurang terdedah kepada gempa bumi yang besar. Menurut Azizan, rakyat Malaysia tidak perlu bimbang akan ancaman gempa kerana negara ini jarang mengalami gegaran melebihi 5 skala Richter.
EARTHQUAKES TSUNAMI MALAYSIA SABAH METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
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