Flash flood once again hit several areas in Klang Valley yesterday evening (25 April) following the heavy downpour. Shockingly, just this morning (26 April), a district in Sabah was hit by an earthquake.
Malaysian Meteorological Department took to their Twitter account and revealed an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale struck Kundasang, Sabah this morning at 9:28.
Meanwhile, the epicentre was located 14 kilometres northwest of Ranau, Sabah and 10 kilometres deep.
The impact of the quake was also reportedly felt around Ranau. However, there is no tsunami threats to the country at this time.
GB lemah M3.7 telah berlaku di Kundasang, Sabah pada pukul 9:28 pagi, 26 April 2022. Pusat gempa bumi tersebut terletak 6.1° Utara dan 116.6° Timur dengan kedalaman 10 km. 14km Barat Laut dari Ranau,Sabah.Gegaran dirasai di sekitar Ranau, Sabah.#gempabumiMETMalaysia pic.twitter.com/iVicvM8vUj
— Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (@metmalaysia) April 26, 2022
Fellow Sabahans in Kundasang, did you feel the minor tremors this morning?
Also read: Minister of Environment: Exceptional Rainfall & Climate Change Caused Flood in KL Yesterday