Kota Kinabalu: A weak earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale hit Ranau at 9.22am, Friday. According to Sabah Meteorological Department Director Malek Tussin, the tremor was the 132nd aftershock following the 6.0-magnitude deadly earthquake which lasted for 30 seconds and claimed 18 lives on Mount Kinabalu last year."It is normal to have so many aftershocks following a big earthquake. Sometimes, these could continue for one or two years," he said.
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The 2015 earthquake was the strongest to affect Sabah since 1976, when an earthquake measuring 5.8 struck Lahad Datu.
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A study conducted by the Centre of Research and Innovation in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) found that although Sabah is outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, areas in Kundasang, Lahad Datu, Tawau, Ranau and Pitas are at risk of earthquakes.
