Ranau quake: Najib orders govt agencies to take action

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has ordered the relevant authorities to take action in the wake of a series of earthquakes, with the latest one, this morning.

Saya terima berita gempa bumi skala 5.1 yang melanda Ranau pagi ini. Agensi kerajaan yg berkaitan diarahkan &dikerah utk mengambil tindakan.
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) June 13, 2015

The Malaysian Meteorological Department said the moderate earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred 25km southeast of Kota Belud, Sabah.

The epicentre was at 6.2 degrees north and 116.5 degrees east, the department said.

Tremors were felt in Ranau, Kudat, Beluran, Kota Marudu, Kota Belud, Keningau and Kinabatangan, Sabah.

READ: Ranau experiences 5.1 magnitude earthquake this morning

Yesterday, a weak earthquake with the magnitude of 2.7 occurred at about 16km southeast of Tuaran, Sabah

Sabah has been experienceing several earthquakes since last week. On June 5, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Sabah, with tremors felt in many places and sending rocks and boulders crashing down Mount Kinabalu.

READ: 7 things you should know about the Ranau earthquake

PHOTO GALLERY: Ranau earthquake

Eighteen people, including four mountain guides were killed in the incident.Ten of them were from Singapore, six from Malaysia, one from Japan and one from China.