List of earthquakes in Malaysia
This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia :
Earthquakes
Date (UTC)
Location
Mag.
MMI
Deaths
Injuries
Comments
1922-01-31
Johor
5.4
Scale [ 1]
1922-02-07
Johor
5.0
Scale MI [ 1]
1923-08-11
Lahad Datu District , Sabah
6.6
Scale Mw . Largest ever recorded in Malaysia.[ 2]
1936-09-19
Aceh Province , Indonesia
7.1
Mw .[ 2] Teluk Intan . Some buildings cracked in Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur, and Sitiawan .[ 1]
1951-06-02
Kudat District , Sabah
6.1
1976-07-26
Kudat District , Sabah
6.3
Scale Mw .[ 2]
1991-05-26
Ranau District , Sabah
5.4
VII[ 3]
1
Localized damage
2002-11-02
Simeulue , Indonesia
7.2
V
-
Scale Mw .[ 2] [ 4] [ 5]
2004-12-26
Aceh Province , Indonesia
9.3
68
Scale Mw .[ 2] tsunami in Penang , Langkawi and Kedah .[ 6] See also : Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Malaysia
2005-02-05
Celebes Sea
7.1
III
2
No damage
2007-11-30–2008-05-25
Bukit Tinggi , Selangor –Pahang border
1.7–3.7
-
-
-
Mildly felt and no damage. Twenty three earthquakes ranging from Mw 1.7 to 3.7. Strike-slip earthquakes along reactivated portions of the 120 km (75 mi)-long Bukit Tinggi Fault.[ 7]
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 , light damage to a private hospital and government building .[ 8]
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
References
^ a b c Stacey Martin; 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. Bibcode :2020SeiRL..91.2531M . doi :10.1785/0220200052 . S2CID 219744642 . ^ a b c d e ISC (27 June 2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009) International Seismological Centre ^ Tongkul, Felix (2015). "The 2015 Ranau Earthquake: Cause and Impact" . The Sabah Society Journal . 32 (28). ^ Hendriyawan, A. A.; Irsyam, M. (2002). "Effect on the latest Sumatra earthquake to Peninsula Malaysia" (PDF) . Jurnal Kejuruteraan Awam . 15 (2). ^ "M 7.4 - 50 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2 October 2022 .^ Marto, A.; Soon, T. C.; Kasim, F.; Zurairahetty, N.; Yunus, N. Z. M. (22 May 2013). Seismic impact in Peninsular Malaysia doi :10.13140/2.1.3094.9129 . ^ Shuib, M. K. (2009). "The recent Bukit Tinggi earthquakes and their relationship to major geological structures" (PDF) . Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia . 55 : 67– 72. doi :10.7186/bgsm55200911 . ^ "Sumatra quake tremors: Hairline cracks found, but buildings in Negri safe so far" . thestar.com.my .
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