Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?

Peninsular Malaysia is lucky enough in the sense that it isnt located on the Ring of Fire, the hotspot for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Nevertheless, since 2007, Malaysia has experienced about 40 cases of mild tremor (reported at 1.1 to 2.8 on the Richter scale) recorded at Bentong, Manjung,...

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Main Authors: Kamarudin, Syafila, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab, D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence, Dahalan, Dzulhailmi, Mohamed, Nor Aini
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Language:English
Published: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107428/
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author Kamarudin, Syafila
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Dahalan, Dzulhailmi
Mohamed, Nor Aini
author_facet Kamarudin, Syafila
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Dahalan, Dzulhailmi
Mohamed, Nor Aini
author_sort Kamarudin, Syafila
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Peninsular Malaysia is lucky enough in the sense that it isnt located on the Ring of Fire, the hotspot for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Nevertheless, since 2007, Malaysia has experienced about 40 cases of mild tremor (reported at 1.1 to 2.8 on the Richter scale) recorded at Bentong, Manjung, Jerantut, and Negeri Sembilan, respectively. Such events prove that there is an earthquake risk in Peninsular Malaysia, and this scenario leads to a crucial question, if a more significant tremor (caused by an earthquake) happens in Peninsular Malaysia, the local communities are ready and prepared for it? The main attempt of this study is to discover the preparedness of communities across the globe against earthquakes, and since the experience with disaster damage increases preparedness, several recommendations based on these global experiences have been suggested to strengthen local preparation against earthquake catastrophes. Based on the review, it can be concluded that structure, survival, behavioral factors, positive community-institution relationships, and individual differences (e.g., experience, marital status, educational background, etc.) play influential roles in strengthening the communitys preparation against the earthquake catastrophe.
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spelling upm-1074282024-11-04T02:36:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107428/ Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries? Kamarudin, Syafila Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence Dahalan, Dzulhailmi Mohamed, Nor Aini Peninsular Malaysia is lucky enough in the sense that it isnt located on the Ring of Fire, the hotspot for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Nevertheless, since 2007, Malaysia has experienced about 40 cases of mild tremor (reported at 1.1 to 2.8 on the Richter scale) recorded at Bentong, Manjung, Jerantut, and Negeri Sembilan, respectively. Such events prove that there is an earthquake risk in Peninsular Malaysia, and this scenario leads to a crucial question, if a more significant tremor (caused by an earthquake) happens in Peninsular Malaysia, the local communities are ready and prepared for it? The main attempt of this study is to discover the preparedness of communities across the globe against earthquakes, and since the experience with disaster damage increases preparedness, several recommendations based on these global experiences have been suggested to strengthen local preparation against earthquake catastrophes. Based on the review, it can be concluded that structure, survival, behavioral factors, positive community-institution relationships, and individual differences (e.g., experience, marital status, educational background, etc.) play influential roles in strengthening the communitys preparation against the earthquake catastrophe. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences 2023-12-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107428/1/107428.pdf Kamarudin, Syafila and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab and D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence and Dahalan, Dzulhailmi and Mohamed, Nor Aini (2023) Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries? International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13 (17). 226 - 236. ISSN 2308-3816; eISSN: 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/19833/Earthquake-in-Peninsular-Malaysia-What-Should-We-Learn-from-Affected-Countries 10.6007/ijarbss/v13-i17/19833
spellingShingle Kamarudin, Syafila
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence
Dahalan, Dzulhailmi
Mohamed, Nor Aini
Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
title Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
title_full Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
title_fullStr Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
title_full_unstemmed Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
title_short Earthquake in Peninsular Malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
title_sort earthquake in peninsular malaysia: what should we learn from affected countries?
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