KUALA LUMPUR: Movement and pressure between three major tectonic plates in the subduction zone near Sabah have been identified as the main factors that triggered the strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake in the state.
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Marine Geoscience programme senior lecturer PGeol Dr Muhd Nur Ismail Abdul Rahman said the collision and dynamic interaction between the Indo-Australian, Eurasian and Philippine plates caused a significant build-up of energy within the earth's crust.
