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Last week's 5.9-magnitude earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which killed more than 1,000 people and left tens of thousands homeless, adds urgency to the funding debate. - AFP pic

The after-effects of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami which devastated parts of Japan. Former lecturer at Universiti Malaya Geology Department Professor Madya Mustaffa Kamal Shuib opined that Malaysians must equip themselves with the right knowledge on what to do before, during and after an earthquake. - 123RF Photo

The aftermath of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011 that devastated parts of Japan. 123RF Photo

People standing outside the Federal Territories Building in Putrajaya following aftershocks from an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 in Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia that can be felt all the way to Peninsular Malaysia.

Location map of active fault lines in Malaysia.

Rescue teams and villagers use heavy equipment in an effort to save victims of a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in West Pasman on Feb 25, 2022. - AFP

Map of Indonesia locating the epicentre of a 6.2-magnitude quake on Feb 25, 2022. - AFP

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A woman observes birds on the beach on January 15, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. A tsunami advisory was in effect for the West Coast of the United States as well as Hawaii and Alaska after an undersea volcano erupted in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga. - AFP