Minor tremor detected in Sri Medan, Johor

A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 2.9 on the Richter scale was detected in the Sri Medan area of Parit Sulong, Johor, at 6.39pm yesterday.

According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department’s (MetMalaysia) myGempa portal, the quake occurred at a depth of 10km, with the epicentre located at coordinates 1.95 degrees north and 102.99 degrees east.

No reports of damage or strong tremors have been received so far.

This follows a series of recent tremors recorded in Segamat, beginning with a magnitude 4.1 event at 6.13am on Sunday, Aug 24, followed by others.

These include one at magnitude 3.2 on Wednesday morning (8.59am), one at 2.5 on Thursday evening (7.56pm), one at 3.4 on Friday morning (4.24am), one at 2.7 on Saturday morning (7.29am), and a 2.9-magnitude tremor on Aug 31.

Separately, a magnitude 2.8 tremor was also recorded in Yong Peng, 28km northwest of Kluang, on Aug 24.

- Bernama

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