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Segamat, a district in northern Johor located about 180 kilometres from Johor Bahru, has become the focus of attention following a series of minor earthquakes reported since Aug 24. The district, known as the main gateway into Johor from the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia, recorded five tremors within a week. Photo by Bernama

An Afghan man walks past a damaged house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on Sept 1, 2025. - (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)

Segamat was once again hit by a minor earthquake tonight, marking the third incident in the area within a few days.

With ongoing research in earthquake seismology and tectonics, an expert has pointed out that paleoseismic studies conducted by other experts have already demonstrated the capability of local fault lines to produce strong seismic events.

Knowing what to do when the ground begins to shake can protect you and your loved ones from serious harm. Photo for illustrative purposes only. Photo source: Canva.

While Malaysia rarely experiences earthquakes of any significance, the event was not entirely unprecedented. Photo source: Met Malaysia

A volunteer of the NGO 'Canarias Libre de Plasticos' (Canary Islands free of plastics) carries out a collection of microplastics and mesoplastic debris to clean the Almaciga Beach, on the north coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, on July 14, 2018. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)

Tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia's northern Kuril islands. Photo by Handout/Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences/AFP

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East, causing tsunamis of up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. Photo by US Geological Survey/AFP