List of earthquakes in Malaysia

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This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:

Earthquakes[]

Date (UTC) Location Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
1922-01-31 Johor 5.4 [1]
1922-02-07 Johor 5.0 [1]
1923-08-11 Lahad Datu District, Sabah 6.3
1951-06-02 Kudat District, Sabah 6.1
1976-07-26 Kudat District, Sabah 6.2 Minor damage
1991-05-26 Ranau District, Sabah 5.4 VII[2] 1 Localized damage
2005-02-05 Celebes Sea 7.1 III 2 No damage
2015-06-04 Ranau District, Sabah 6.0 VI 18 11 Serious damage
2022-02-25 West Sumatra, Indonesia 6.2 III 0 0 In Port Dickson, a private hospital and government building suffered light damage.[3] At least 19 killed and 425 injured in Indonesia.
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Yu Wang; Muzli Muzli; Shengji Wei (2020). "The 1922 Peninsula Malaysia Earthquakes: Rare Intraplate Seismicity within the Sundaland Block in Southeast Asia". Seismological Research Letters. 91 (5): 2531–2545. doi:10.1785/0220200052.
  2. ^ Tongkul, Felix (2015). "The 2015 Ranau Earthquake: Cause and Impact". The Sabah Society Journal. 32 (28).
  3. ^ "Sumatra quake tremors: Hairline cracks found, but buildings in Negri safe so far". thestar.com.my.

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