ABSTRACT

Despite the attention given to the devastating earthquake incident that occurred in Sabah in the year 2015, it is noteworthy to highlight that Peninsular Malaysia had experienced 40 minor earthquakes between 2007 and 2009. This scenario portrays the potential of this region being hit by a bigger magnitude of earthquake and it is unclear if the local community is prepared to face this disaster. Notably, readiness towards earthquake can be viewed from several perspectives. Having that said, this study determined the impact of demographic factors on community readiness towards earthquake disasters. Quantitative data retrieved via a questionnaire were gathered from 400 respondents elected using two-stage cluster sampling. The three areas involved were Bentong (Pahang), Manjung (Perak), and Kenyir (Terengganu). The outcomes revealed that the community in Peninsular Malaysia was moderately ready to face earthquake impacts, while further analyses exemplified that several demographic variables, including type of residence, level of education, number of household members, and period of residence in the areas, emerged as the determinant factors for community readiness towards earthquake disasters. Accordingly, several implications are highlighted to enable policy-makers understand the effect of readiness towards earthquake upon community dwelling across Peninsular Malaysia.

摘要

尽管对 2015 年沙巴发生的毁灭性地震事件给予了关注，但值得注意的是，马来西亚半岛在 2007 年至 2009 年期间经历了 40 次小地震。这一情景描绘了该地区受到更大震级袭击的潜力地震，目前尚不清楚当地社区是否准备好面对这场灾难。值得注意的是，可以从几个角度来看待对地震的准备情况。话虽如此，这项研究确定了人口因素对社区对地震灾害的准备程度的影响。通过问卷检索的定量数据是从使用两阶段整群抽样选出的 400 名受访者中收集的。涉及的三个地区是文冬（彭亨）、曼绒（霹雳）和肯逸（登嘉楼）。结果显示，马来西亚半岛的社区已经做好了应对地震影响的适度准备，而进一步的分析表明，一些人口变量，包括居住类型、教育水平、家庭成员数量和该地区的居住时间，出现了社区应对地震灾害的决定因素。因此，强调了一些影响，以使决策者了解地震准备对整个马来西亚半岛社区住宅的影响。成为社区应对地震灾害的决定性因素。因此，强调了一些影响，以使决策者了解地震准备对整个马来西亚半岛社区住宅的影响。成为社区应对地震灾害的决定性因素。因此，强调了一些影响，以使决策者了解地震准备对整个马来西亚半岛社区住宅的影响。