Dhaka: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Saturday ordered all government agencies to take necessary actions following another earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, reported to have hit Ranau in Sabah in the early hours, reported the Channel NewsAsia.

‘I received news of an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale which hit Ranau, Sabah, this morning. The relevant government agencies and assets must be mobilised to take all needed action,’ he said in his latest postings on his Facebook and Twitter sites.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement on Saturday, said a moderate quake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was reported to have struck in Ranau, Sabah, at 2:29am.

The epicentre of the quake was about 25 kilometres southeast of Kota Belud, Sabah and it caused tremors in Ranau, Kudat, Beluran, Kota Marudu, Kota Belud, Keningau and Kinabatangan.

In Sabah, Ranau district police chief DSP Farhan Abdullah, when contacted by Bernama, said the police had not received any report of damage or injury caused by the latest earthquake.

Meanwhile, Sabah Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Mohd Affendy K Ramin said 14 telephone calls were received from the public about the earthquake. However, there were no reports of damage or injury yet, he added.

In Ranau, several residents said they felt the tremors early Saturday and some of them left their house to safer ground.

One of them, Juari Amin, 53, an assistant manager at Restoran Cottage Hotel, said he left his house to avoid any untoward incident because an earthquake with a 5.1-magnitude was not something normal. He said the earthquake which hit Sabah on 5 June had affected tourist arrivals in Kundasang.

Mohd Rizua Matree, 26, an employee at the hotel, said tremors in Kundasang were normal, but what he felt in the morning was stronger and it lasted for a few seconds. ‘The aftershocks after the earthquake on 5 June were normal, but what happened this morning was a strong one,’ he added.

On 5 June, 18 people—including foreigners, comprising 14 climbers and four mountain guides—were killed on Mount Kinabalu when an earthquake, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, hit Ranau.