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Police are investigating reports of a loud boom and tremors felt in several parts of Ipoh this morning, 18 June, which left residents startled and concerned
According to Bernama, Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed that authorities are aware of the incident.
He stated that Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin will release an official statement once any information regarding the sound has been confirmed.
Residents have described hearing an explosion-like noise followed by shaking around 10.30am, with some comparing the sound to "someone slamming a door extremely hard"
"It was really mysterious because the sound was very loud, and there was a tremor," 36-year-old Mohammad Danial Nordin, a resident of Taman Klebang Harmoni, told Bernama.
Meanwhile, social media posts suggested that residents in areas such as Chemor, Chepor, and Tanah Hitam also experienced the tremors around 10.30am.
This is not the first time Ipoh has experienced such unexplained events, with a similar incident occurring on 21 October last year
At the time, residents reported loud booms and shaking across multiple areas, including Medan Istana, Tasek, Meru, Falim, and Tanjung Rambutan, around 11am.
According to Bernama, similar occurrences were also recorded in June 2012 and October 2018, all happening around the same time of day.
The source of these mysterious noises and tremors remains unknown.
Meanwhile, the Perak Mineral and Geoscience Department (JMG) has ruled out quarry activity as the cause of the incident today
Director Nizarulikram Abdul Rahim stated that quarry blasting is only allowed between 12pm and 5pm on weekdays, while today's incident occurred at 10.30am.
"Checks by Perak JMG show that there was no quarry blasting activity at that time," he told Bernama.
