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M2.3 Earthquake near SABAH, MALAYSIA

UTC time: 2026-03-11 02:31:34 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

SABAH, MALAYSIA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near SABAH, MALAYSIA on March 11, 2026 at 02:31 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
5cba7cadbbdea74485137889fa14741351f6d9a8
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-11 02:31:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
4.95040, 118.40200
Temperature
30.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lahad Datu AirportMalaysia · LDU · WBKD
    12.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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