Third mild earthquake in three days hits Segamat in Johor

A mild earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 struck Johor on the morning of Aug 27, with tremors felt in parts of the southern Malaysian state and southern Pahang.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said in a Facebook post that the earthquake was recorded 18km south of Segamat at 8.59am. The epicentre was located at 2.33 deg north and 102.79 deg east, with a depth of 10km.

Segamat is about 180km from Singapore.

In a statement, MetMalaysia director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said the earthquake, which happened on the Mersing Fault Zone, is an aftershock from earlier quakes that occurred on Aug 24.

"The public need not worry as this earthquake was of a weak magnitude," said Dr Mohd Hisham.

He added that MetMalaysia will continue to monitor the situation and issue alerts from time to time.

The Aug 27 earthquake comes three days after two mild ones were recorded in Johor.

On Aug 24, the first quake, which measured 4.1 in magnitude, struck 5km west of Segamat at 6.13am.

The second one that day, a 2.8-magnitude quake, occurred 28km north-west of Kluang at about 9am. Kluang is about 130km from Singapore.

Tremors for both quakes on Aug 24 were felt in parts of Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and southern Pahang.