A mild 2.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu area at 11.10pm Wednesday (03.10.2010).The earthquake was the second in more than 20 years.
The quake had an epicenter at 43km Southwest of Kuala Terengganu and 22km West of Kuala Berang.According to Bernama, Dr Mohd Rosaidi Che Abas, director of the Malaysian Meterological Department's (MMD) Geophysics and Tsunami division said that "the earthquake last night may have been linked to the one that happened 20 years ago or the release of tectonic gas from the gas bearing basin or the plate tectonic setting in Terengganu."
He added that in the 1980s, Kenyir was hit by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake when the Kenyir Dam was being filled.Dr Rosaidi mentioned that since it was the first case in 20 years, his department will work closely with the Mineral and Geosciences Department to find the actual cause of the quake.
He said that people shouldn't worry as a 2.6 scale earthquake was a mild one.~
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~http://news.malaysia.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3940401
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