List of earthquakes in Malaysia explained

This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:

Earthquakes

Date (UTC)LocationMMIDeathsInjuriesComments
1922-01-31Johor5.4Scale . Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage.[1]
1922-02-07Johor5.0Scale . Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage.
1923-08-11Lahad Datu District, Sabah6.6Scale . Largest ever recorded in Malaysia.
1936-09-19Aceh Province, Indonesia7.1. Roof tiles detached at Teluk Intan. Some buildings cracked in Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur, and Sitiawan.
1951-06-02Kudat District, Sabah6.1
1976-07-26Kudat District, Sabah6.3Scale . Minor damage
1991-05-26Ranau District, Sabah5.4VII[2] 1Localized damage
2002-11-02Simeulue, Indonesia7.2V-Scale . Minor damage to buildings in Penang and Port Klang. Strongly felt by people in high-rise buildings, causing public panic.[3] Three people dead, 65 injured and 994 buildings damaged on Simeulue, Indonesia.[4]
2004-12-26Aceh Province, Indonesia9.368Scale . Deaths attributed to the tsunami in Penang, Langkawi and Kedah.[5]
See also: Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Malaysia
2005-02-05Celebes Sea7.1III2No damage
2007-11-30–2008-05-25Bukit Tinggi, SelangorPahang border1.7–3.7---Mildly felt and no damage. Twenty three earthquakes ranging from 1.7 to 3.7. Strike-slip earthquakes along reactivated portions of the -long Bukit Tinggi Fault.[6]
2015-06-04Ranau District, Sabah6.0VI1811Serious damage
2022-02-25West Sumatra, Indonesia6.2III00In Port Dickson, light damage to a private hospital and government building .[7] At least 19 killed and 425 injured in Indonesia.
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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Notes and References

  1. Stacey Martin. Yu Wang . Muzli Muzli . Shengji Wei . The 1922 Peninsula Malaysia Earthquakes: Rare Intraplate Seismicity within the Sundaland Block in Southeast Asia . Seismological Research Letters . 2020 . 91 . 5 . 2531–2545 . 10.1785/0220200052 . 2020SeiRL..91.2531M . 219744642 .
  2. Tongkul . Felix . The 2015 Ranau Earthquake: Cause and Impact . The Sabah Society Journal . 2015 . 32 . 28 .
  3. Hendriyawan . A. A. . Irsyam . M. . Effect on the latest Sumatra earthquake to Peninsula Malaysia . Jurnal Kejuruteraan Awam . 2002 . 15 . 2 .
  4. Web site: M 7.4 - 50 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia . United States Geological Survey . 2 October 2022.
  5. Marto . A. . Soon . T. C. . Kasim . F. . Zurairahetty . N. . Yunus . N. Z. M. . Seismic impact in Peninsular Malaysia . The 5th International Geotechnical Symposium-Incheon . 22 May 2013 . 10.13140/2.1.3094.9129 .
  6. Shuib . M. K. . The recent Bukit Tinggi earthquakes and their relationship to major geological structures . Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia . 2009 . 55 . 67–72 . 10.7186/bgsm55200911 .
  7. Web site: Sumatra quake tremors: Hairline cracks found, but buildings in Negri safe so far. thestar.com.my.