Max magnitude
7.0
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
88 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
72.4 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Malaysia earthquakes today
10 recent events
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
4.0
Moderate
2025-08-23 22:13:48 UTC
Segamat, Malaysia
Earthquake near Segamat
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-07-22 02:52:05 UTC
Kudat, Malaysia
Earthquake near Kudat
634.7 km
5.5
618.7 km
4.2
Moderate
2022-01-11 20:39:08 UTC
Kuching, Malaysia
Earthquake near Kuching
13.1 km
4.9
Moderate
2020-06-30 01:58:30 UTC
Kudat, Malaysia
Earthquake near Kudat
620.5 km
4.2
Moderate
2020-04-14 20:04:23 UTC
Lahad Datu, Malaysia
Earthquake near Lahad Datu
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Malaysia
All period
Activity rhythm
Malaysia earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Malaysia earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Malaysia.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
March 2026
1 earthquakes
February 2026
1 earthquakes
January 2026
2 earthquakes
August 2025
1 earthquakes
July 2025
1 earthquakes
April 2023
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Malaysia
Semporna
Population 62,641
30 earthquakes
Tawao
Population 372,615
29 earthquakes
Lahad Datu
Population 105,622
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
History
Earthquakes history
42 years
| 2026 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1923 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1920 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1976 | 6.2 | 11 |
| 1951 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6.0 | 11 |
| 1994 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 1984 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 1936 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 1973 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 1988 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 1980 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 1983 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 1982 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1979 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4.1 | 1 |