‘No added quake danger for Sabah’

Deep-sea jolt: The earthquake measuring 6.8-magnitude was recorded at a depth of 678km, about 49km west of Sabah’s northern Kudat waters. — Photo courtesy of Malaysian Meteorological Department’s Facebook page

Latest 6.8-magnitude tremor doesn’t raise temblor risk for the state, says expert

KOTA KINABALU: A powerful deep-sea earthquake off northern Sabah does not increase the likelihood of earthquakes in Sabah, similar to the 2015 deadly Ranau earthquake, says Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) geologist Prof Emeritus Dr Felix Tongkul (pic).