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This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:
Date (UTC) | Location | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |
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1922-01-31 | Johor | 5.4 | Scale MI. Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage.[1] | ||||
1922-02-07 | Johor | 5.0 | Scale MI . Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage.[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] 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 | 6.3 | Scale Mw .[2] Minor damage | ||||
1991-05-26 | Ranau District, Sabah | 5.4 | VII[3] | 1 | Localized damage | ||
2002-11-02 | Simeulue, Indonesia | 7.2 | V | - | Scale Mw .[2] 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 | 9.3 | 68 | Scale Mw .[2] 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 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] At least 19 killed and 425 injured in Indonesia. | |
Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
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