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KOTA KINABALU: A mud volcano eruption at Sabah’s Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary in Lahad Datu was a natu­ral seismic occurrence and no cause for much alarm, says geologist Prof Dr Felix Tongkul.

KOTA KINABALU: A mud volcano eruption at Sabah's Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary in Lahad Datu is a natural seismic occurrence and is no cause for concern, says geologist Prof Dr Felix Tongkul.

SOCIAL media is aflutter over a video of a mud volcano eruption sending a massive spray of muddy water almost six metres up into the sky. It is said to have taken place in Lahad Datu. Did a mud volcano really erupt in Sabah recently?

ANN/THE STAR – A mud volcano eruption at Sabah’s Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary in Lahad Datu is a natural seismic occurrence and is no cause for concern, said geologist Professor Dr Felix Tongkul. “It erupts at regular intervals when mud pressure inside the earth increases. Minor shakes from earthquakes nearby may trigger this eruption. “The release […]