Aftershocks Expected to Persist in Johor: MetMalaysia

Aftershocks may continue to affect the ancient Mersing fault line until all the energy along the fault line is fully released, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

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PETALING JAYA - Aftershocks may continue to affect the ancient Mersing fault line until all the energy along the fault line is fully released, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

Its director-general Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said the spate of recent tremors in southern Johor may be attributed to the fault line in question, which has yet to reach equilibrium.

"While Segamat is quite a distance from Mersing, the fault connectivity is believed to continue underground and functions as a weak zone in the earth's crust.