Tremors

"Sumatra earthquake izit? Sometimes they earthquake we can feel a bit wan.. but a bit onli la..no need worry wan la... "

"Earthquake in Malaysia? Impossible la.. Didnt learn geography meh? Malaysia is earthquake-free zone, you know... "

But that was exactly what happened recently. Ok, not so recent, about one week liao.

This was definitely headline news. But as usual, Malaysia like to cover up stuff. So it only appeared as a small, hardly-noticeable caption in the papers.

Read the following reports from the Star.

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The Star, Monday December 10, 2007

Quake measuring 3.5 hits Bukit Tinggi

PETALING JAYA: A weak 3.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, at 8.55pm last night.

According to the Meteorological Department, the incident triggered off slight tremors.

There was no cause for concern, it said in a statement.

Experts had said on Friday there was no reason to worry over the rare but minor earthquake that first occurred in Bukit Tinggi on Nov 30, as the tremors were weakening by the day.

The tremors, which first measured 3.9 on the Richter scale on Nov 30, had weakened to 3.0 on Wednesday and to 2.7 on Thursday.

Meteorological Services Department director-general Dr Yap Kok Seng had said there was a very old fault line near Bukit Tinggi that had been dormant for more than 1.6 million years.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/10/nation/19717093&sec=nation

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Then, in thursday's papers:

The Star, Thursday December 13, 2007

Mild earthquake hits Bukit Tinggi

KUALA LUMPUR: A mild earthquake, measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale, hit Bukit Tinggi in Pahang at 6.01pm yesterday.

It caused weak tremors in and around Bukit Tinggi, the Meteorological Department said.

It advised the public not to be alarmed by the tremors. – Bernama

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/12/13/nation/19752049&sec=nation

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Hmmm.. should this be something to worry about?