“I THOUGHT A PLANE HAD CRASHED”
Speaking to Bernama, a Segamat resident said he was getting ready for work when his home suddenly shook at about 6.15am.
“I thought the house was about to collapse. I panicked and quickly got my wife and child out of the house. A neighbour then said it might have been an earthquake,” said 32-year-old Nur Hafiz Mukmin.
Another resident, Ms Normala Mohamed, told Bernama that the glass panels in her house shook violently, prompting her to rush into the kitchen as she was worried something had happened.
“Thankfully, there was no damage to the house, but the tremor was completely unexpected.”
FarisMohdKhir shared in a post on X that he was sleeping when he suddenly “heard a loud noise and everything was shaking”.
“I thought a plane had crashed or something, turns out there was an earthquake in Segamat.”
Reddit user narevaris also described waking up to “what sounded and felt like a lorry smashing into the house”.
PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES REMAIN SECURE
Following the quake, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petronas confirmed that all pipeline infrastructure and facilities within the affected region remained “fully secure and operational”.
“Upon receiving notification of the tremor, our technical and regional teams promptly implemented standard safety protocols that are already in place for such events across the Southern Region,” it said in a statement.
Checks were carried out at the Segamat compressor station, Segamat control station, and along the relevant pipeline right-of-way.
No abnormalities or disruptions were detected, said Petronas, adding that live monitoring confirmed that pressure levels and operational parameters remained stable.
The company is also maintaining “active communication” with relevant local authorities and the Malaysian Meteorological Department for ongoing updates.
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