KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — Two weak earthquakes of magnitude 2.9 shook Ranau, Sabah and Mambong, Sarawak within 12 hours on Tuesday (June 2).
Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said the earthquake in Ranau was detected at a depth of 10 kilometres (km) at 10.36 am.
He said the epicentre of the earthquake was located at latitude 6.07° North and longitude 116.58° East.
“The tremors were also felt in several areas around Kundasang, Ranau and Kota Belud, Sabah,” he said in a statement today.
Mohd Hisham said on the same day, another weak earthquake with a similar magnitude and a depth of 10 km was detected in Mambong at 10.33 pm.
The earthquake was centred at latitude 1.32° North and longitude 110.39° East, with tremors also felt in several areas around Samarahan and Serian, Sarawak.
However, he advised the public not to worry as both incidents were categorised as weak magnitude earthquakes.
According to him, MetMalaysia will continue to monitor the situation and issue alerts from time to time.
The public can get the latest and most accurate weather and earthquake information via the official website, myCuaca application and the department's official social media, or contact the hotline 1300-22-1638 for any further enquiries. — Bernama