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This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:

Earthquakes

Date (UTC) Location Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
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.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e ISC (27 June 2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre
  3. ^ Tongkul, Felix (2015). "The 2015 Ranau Earthquake: Cause and Impact". The Sabah Society Journal. 32 (28).
  4. ^ Hendriyawan, A. A.; Irsyam, M. (2002). "Effect on the latest Sumatra earthquake to Peninsula Malaysia" (PDF). Jurnal Kejuruteraan Awam. 15 (2).
  5. ^ "M 7.4 - 50 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ Marto, A.; Soon, T. C.; Kasim, F.; Zurairahetty, N.; Yunus, N. Z. M. (22 May 2013). Seismic impact in Peninsular Malaysia. The 5th International Geotechnical Symposium-Incheon. doi: 10.13140/2.1.3094.9129.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sumatra quake tremors: Hairline cracks found, but buildings in Negri safe so far". thestar.com.my.

Sources

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