List of earthquakes in Malaysia

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This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:

Earthquakes

Date (UTC) Location ṃ MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
1922-01-31 Johor 5.4 ṃ Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage.[1]
1922-02-07 Johor 5.0 ṃ Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage.[1]
1923-08-11 Lahad Datu District, Sabah 6.3
1936-09-19 Aceh Province, Indonesia 7.1 ṃ.[2] Roof tiles detached at 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 6.2 Minor damage
1991-05-26 Ranau District, Sabah 5.4 VII[3] 1 Localized damage
2002-11-02 Simeulue, Indonesia 7.2 V - Minor damage to buildings in Penang and Port Klang. Strongly felt by people in high-rise buildings, causing public panic.[4] Three people dead, 65 injured and 994 buildings damaged on Simeulue, Indonesia.[5]
2004-12-26 Aceh Province, Indonesia 9.0 68 Deaths attributed to the 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 ṃ 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, a private hospital and government building suffered light damage.[8] At least 19 killed and 425 injured in Indonesia.
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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