Who would've thought that Malaysia will have a need for earthquake proof buildings, right?

According to a report by The Star Online, Sabah is set to introduce a new building code which requires all new infrastructures set to be built in the state, especially high-rise buildings, to be earthquake resistant. 

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor told the news portal that the building code is necessary as Sabah reportedly has the most active seismic fault lines in Malaysia, ahead of states like Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Selangor and Sarawak.

Some of the most tremor prone areas in the state include Ra­­nau, Kundasang, Lahad Datu and Kota Kinabalu, where a deadly earthquake on Mount Kinabalu killed 18 people back in June 2015.

The new building code was reportedly drafted after the State Local Govern­ment and Housing Ministry officials went to Japan and Taiwan to study their requirements for earthquake resistant infrastructures.

And the code will reportedly be introduced in a couple of months, according to Hajiji.

“This is something that we have been talking about for several years. We will introduce it soon,” he was quoted as saying.