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A motorist passing near a landslide at Kinabalu Park on June 11, 2015, in the aftermath of an earthquake that had struck near Mount Kinabalu six days earlier. ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Turkiye and Syria earlier this month is a grim reminder of the massive damage that natural disasters can cause.

Malaysia has been lucky in that sense. Experts have noted that the country is generally safe - but it's not entirely free - from quakes.

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