Despite being outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, Malaysia is not completely immune to the risk of earthquakes. Therefore, it ...

Malaysians should remain vigilant for earthquakes even though it is outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, says an expert.

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“Myanmar is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, so this quake is not a surprise. It looks to have occurred on the major Sagaing Fault, which marks the boundary between two ...