By Olivia Miwil
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has 28 stations that could monitor earthquake incidents, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).
Its director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said those stations were among 80 seismic stations nationwide.
At 12.57am today, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the waters off Kota Kinabalu.
Based on reports received from the public, tremors were also felt in several areas in Peninsular Malaysia, including the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, Selangor, Johor, and Terengganu.
MetMalaysia said current information shows the impact of the earthquake on the country is minimal.
"Based on analysis of the MetMalaysia shaking-intensity map system, the shaking intensity was only weak covering the whole of Sabah and northern Sarawak," he said in a statement.
For now, no aftershocks have been recorded following the quake.
"However, aftershocks may still occur as the earthquake magnitude was strong at 6.8.
"Smaller-magnitude aftershocks usually occur for up to several days after the incident," he added, saying the department would continue monitoring and provide updates if any seismic activity is detected around the affected areas.
A decade ago, Sabah's 6.0-magnitude quake with epicentre near Mount Kinabalu killed 18 lives.
Dr Felix Tongkul, from Universiti Malaysia Sabah Natural Disaster Research Centre, said the recent quake occurred deep beneath the sea north of Sabah and is different from the Ranau tremors.
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