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PETALING JAYA: Kejadian gempa bumi bermagnitud 4.1 yang melanda Segamat, Ahad lalu, menjadi peringatan penting bahawa Malaysia tidak kebal daripada gegaran walaupun terletak di luar zon tektonik aktif dunia.
Rakyat Malaysia dinasihatkan supaya berwaspada dan kerajaan digesa meningkatkan kesiapsiagaan bencana kerana sehingga kini tiada teknologi yang mampu meramal dengan tepat bila atau di mana gempa akan berlaku.
Menurut Pensyarah Kanan Fakulti Sains Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Dr. Mohd. Akhmal Muhamad Sidek, walaupun Malaysia terletak di atas Pentas Sunda yang stabil, gegaran yang berlaku kelmarin berpunca daripada pergerakan sesar purba yang kembali aktif.
Bagaimanapun katanya, ia bukan amaran kepada gempa bumi besar dan orang ramai tidak perlu panik kerana kebanyakan gegaran di Semenanjung Malaysia berintensiti rendah dengan magnitud sekitar 2.0 hingga 5.0.
Magnitud 5.0 bermaksud gempa boleh dirasai tetapi tidak akan menyebabkan kerosakan yang besar.
“Malaysia tidak terletak di sempadan plat tektonik utama seperti Indonesia, Filipina atau Jepun yang sering dilanda gempa. Namun, gegaran kecil pernah direkodkan di Bukit Tinggi (Pahang), Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan) dan Manjung (Perak).
“Jadi, gegaran yang dirasai semalam bukanlah sesuatu yang luar biasa, tetapi tetap menarik perhatian kerana jarang berlaku,” katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia.
Mohd. Akhmal berkata, data rasmi MetMalaysia mengesahkan gempa bumi bermagnitud 4.1 di Segamat yang diikuti gegaran bermagnitud 2.8 di sekitar Kluang berlaku dalam Zon Sesar Mersing.
Katanya, sehingga kini, tiada bukti saintifik menunjukkan Semenanjung Malaysia berisiko mengalami gempa bumi besar seperti di negara jiran.
Namun, kajian pemetaan yang lebih terperinci perlu dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti kedudukan sesar purba kerana kebanyakan gegaran berpunca daripada rekahan di dalam kerak bumi.
Sementara itu, Ketua Pengarah MetMalaysia, Dr. Mohd. Hisham Mohd. Anip, berkata, gempa bumi bermagnitud 4.1 di Segamat dan gegaran susulan bermagnitud 2.8 di Yong Peng merupakan kejadian pertama direkodkan di kawasan berkenaan.
Katanya, gegaran berskala kecil yang turut dirasai di beberapa kawasan sekitar Johor bukanlah sesuatu yang luar biasa kerana Malaysia masih terdedah kepada gegaran ringan akibat struktur geologi dalaman.
“Sehingga kini, tiada teknologi yang dapat meramal dengan tepat bila dan di mana kejadian gempa bumi akan berlaku.
“Kebanyakan garis sesar di Malaysia juga dikategorikan sebagai sesar tidak aktif, sekali gus mengurangkan risiko berlakunya gempa bumi yang lebih kuat atau berulang.
“Berdasarkan kajian dan data sedia ada, kemungkinan berlakunya lebih banyak gempa bumi di negara ini adalah rendah,” katanya. – UTUSAN
JOHOR BARU: Disaster detection, including for earthquakes, will be part of Johor's Smart City development indicators.
State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said it was considering introducing a disaster early warning system via smartphones under its Smart City plan.
"This system has been used in Japan and South Korea, where residents within a certain radius will receive emergency messages in the event of a disaster, such as an earthquake, fire or accident.
"We want to bring this into the Johor Smart City indicator," he said after announcing the Johor Smart City Forum, which will be held on Sept 22-24 and involve more than 40 exhibitors.
Jafni said 16 local authorities in the state were involved in the implementation of the Smart City plan, with seven at Level 1 (Smart City Ready Adopter) and the Johor Baru City Council at Level 3.
He said although Malaysia was in a tectonically stable zone, the minor earthquake that struck Segamat on Sunday highlighted the need for improved monitoring and early warning systems.
"The state government will give serious attention to public safety. If there is a need to install additional equipment in high-risk areas, we will implement it to the best of our ability."
The Johor Smart City Forum 2025 will be a platform for states to share their experiences and smart city development initiatives.
For the first time, Asean members and other countries will be part of the forum as both participants and exhibitors, with confirmed involvement from South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand. Bernama
KANGAR: Part of Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Perlis’s roof sustained damage after being blown away by strong winds during thunderstorm on Monday (August 25) evening.
The incident has necessitated temporary home-based teaching and learning sessions for two hundred seven affected students.
Perlis Education Director Rose Aza Che Arifin confirmed the storm occurred around 5:20 pm and impacted multiple year groups.
“The State Education Department has informed the students’ guardians, and all immediate steps are being taken so that repair work can be carried out as soon as possible,“ she told reporters today.
Rose Aza added that they have requested funding from the Ministry of Education to facilitate these urgent repairs.
The school has been instructed to continuously monitor student learning throughout the home-based teaching period to prevent anyone from falling behind.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek stated via Facebook that she has requested a full damage report from the Perlis Education Department.
“Disaster funds will be channeled so that repair work can be implemented immediately,“ she confirmed in her social media post.
Minister Fadhlina expressed relief that no students, teachers, or school staff were injured during the incident.
Kangar District Police Chief ACP Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop verified that the storm also caused collateral damage beyond the school premises.
He confirmed that a car was damaged after being struck by part of the school roof blown away by the powerful winds. – Bernama
SEGAMAT: Tiada kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan berlaku susulan gempa bumi lemah yang menggemparkan daerah ini awal pagi tadi.
Menteri Besar Johor, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi berkata, pihaknya sudah menghubungi Pegawai Daerah Segamat, Mohd. Ezzuddin Sanusi bagi mendapatkan informasi lanjut kejadian itu.
“Saya dimaklumkan bahawa setakat ini tiada kemalangan jiwa atau kerosakan harta benda dilaporkan.
“Kerajaan Negeri Johor sedang memantau keadaan ini dengan teliti bersama agensi berkaitan.
“Nasihat saya kepada rakyat, jauhi struktur-struktur tidak kukuh dan sentiasa peka dengan arahan pihak berkuasa,” katanya.
Dalam pada yang sama, Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) akan terus membuat pemantauan rapi dan mengeluarkan makluman dari semasa ke semasa.
“Marilah kita sama-sama berdoa agar negeri Johor serta seluruh negara sentiasa dilindungi daripada sebarang musibah,” kongsinya. – UTUSAN
JOHOR BARU: Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that no casualties or property damage had been reported following a mild earthquake that struck Segamat at 6.13am today.
He said he had contacted Segamat district officer Mohd Ezzuddin Sanusi, who confirmed that no immediate harm to residents or property had been reported so far.
"The state government is monitoring the situation closely with the relevant agencies. My advice to the people is to stay away from unstable structures and always heed instructions from the authorities.
"The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) is maintaining close surveillance and will issue updates as needed," he said in a Facebook post today.
Onn Hafiz also called on the public to pray for Johor and the country to be spared from disasters.