Last Friday, a 5.9 magnitude quake hit 14 kilometers north of Ranau, leaving tremors felt in locations such as Tuaran, Pedalaman, Kota Belud, and even Kota Kinabalu. Dubbed the worst earthquake Sabah has ever witnessed, it shook the taken granted notion that Malaysia is safe from such natural disasters. Perhaps not only has the geological history been forgotten, but in 1990 and 1966 the region suffered from earthquakes. The controversy about spirits of Kinabalu mountain angered by culturally insensitive tourists aside, what is the science behind this event, and what measures can we take to prepare for future events? 

This is a report by Wong Yu Han.

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Tags:  sabah,  earthquake,  geologist,  felix tongkul,  kinabalu