Max magnitude
7.0
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
89 events tracked
Malaysia seismic overview
Malaysia earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Malaysia, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.9
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
71.7 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Malaysia earthquakes today
5 recent events
4.9
Moderate
2026-10-06 13:11:22 UTC
Semporna, Malaysia
Earthquake near Semporna
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-03-12 20:04:04 UTC
Sri Aman, Malaysia
Earthquake near Sri Aman
10.0 km
7.0
629.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-01-23 07:47:55 UTC
Sri Aman, Malaysia
Earthquake near Sri Aman
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-01-16 12:41:07 UTC
Tawao, Malaysia
Earthquake near Tawao
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Malaysia
All period
Activity rhythm
Malaysia earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Malaysia
Semporna
Population 62,641
31 earthquakes
Lahad Datu
Population 105,622
30 earthquakes
Tawao
Population 372,615
29 earthquakes
Kudat
Population 32,393
19 earthquakes
Kota Kinabalu
Population 500,421
14 earthquakes
Sandakan
Population 439,050
13 earthquakes
Putatan
Population 78,340
13 earthquakes
Donggongon
Population 78,086
13 earthquakes
Petagas
Population 35,844
13 earthquakes
Tambunan
Population 29,294
13 earthquakes
Live geography
Malaysia earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Malaysia.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
History
Earthquakes history
4 years
| 2026 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 1976 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 1991 | 5.4 | 5 |