List of earthquakes in Malaysia

This is a list of earthquakes in Malaysia:

Earthquakes Date (UTC) Location MMI Deaths Injuries Comments 1922-01-31 Johor 5.4 Scale . Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage. 1922-02-07 Johor 5.0 Scale . Magnitude derived from shaking intensity distribution. Minor damage. 1923-08-11 Lahad Datu District, Sabah 6.6 Scale . No damage. 1936-09-19 Aceh Province, Indonesia 7.1 . Roof tiles detached at Teluk Intan. Some buildings cracked in Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur, and Sitiawan. 1951-06-02 Kudat District, Sabah 6.1 VII 1976-07-26 Kudat District, Sabah 6.3 Scale . Minor damage 1991-05-26 Ranau District, Sabah 5.1 V 1 Doublet, localized damage. 1991-05-26 Ranau District, Sabah 5.4 VII 2002-11-02 Simeulue, Indonesia 7.2 V - Scale . Minor damage to buildings in Penang and Port Klang. Strongly felt by people in high-rise buildings, causing public panic. Three people dead, 65 injured and 994 buildings damaged on Simeulue, Indonesia. 2004-12-26 Aceh Province, Indonesia 9.3 68 Scale . Deaths attributed to the tsunami in Penang, Langkawi and Kedah.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 1.7 to 3.7. Strike-slip earthquakes along reactivated portions of the -long Bukit Tinggi Fault. 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. At least 19 killed and 425 injured in Indonesia. 2025-08-23 Segamat, Johor 4.0 V 0 0 The ceiling of a mosque collapsed and three structures damaged in the Segamat area. 2026-02-22 Kota Belud, Sabah 7.0 V Scale . Largest ever recorded in Malaysia.Note: Only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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