List of earthquakes in Malaysia
This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:
Earthquakes[]
Date (UTC) | Location | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tongkul, Felix (2015). "The 2015 Ranau Earthquake: Cause and Impact". The Sabah Society Journal. 32 (28).
- ^ "Sumatra quake tremors: Hairline cracks found, but buildings in Negri safe so far". thestar.com.my.
Sources
Categories:
- Earthquakes in Malaysia
- Lists of earthquakes by country
- Lists of events in Malaysia
- Malaysia history-related lists