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M6.5 Earthquake near Sabah (Malaysia)

UTC time: 2026-02-22 16:57:45 UTC Local time: —
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M6.5 Earthquake near Sabah (Malaysia) · 2026-02-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.5 Earthquake near Sabah (Malaysia) · 2026-02-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.5 earthquake was recorded near Sabah (Malaysia) on February 22, 2026 at 16:57 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 617 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by RESIF.

Details

ID
a40fc4c8ccb1aa3ed3d1449dfeaa065d35b4b94f
Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
616.6 km
UTC time
2026-02-22 16:57:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Malaysia
State
Sabah
City
Sabah
Source
resif
Coordinates
6.86393, 116.21347
Temperature
27.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 616.6 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 616.6 km
Deep
616.6 km
616.6 km — deeper than the regional average (51.7 km)
Regional average: 51.7 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Kudat67.4 kmE32'393
Kota Kinabalu100.1 kmS500'421

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kudat AirportMalaysia · KUD · WBKT
    69.2 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM6.6
M6.62026-02-22 16:57:48 UTC19.9 kmBorneo M2.42026-02-25 06:39:55 UTC181.4 kmBeluran M1.02026-02-28 23:17:12 UTC98.3 kmRanau M1.82026-03-07 21:35:20 UTC110.4 kmSABAH, MALAYSIA M2.32026-03-11 21:42:42 UTC111.8 kmSABAH, MALAYSIA M1.22026-03-16 06:36:12 UTC100.2 kmSABAH, MALAYSIA M2.42026-03-16 11:45:13 UTC237.0 kmSABAH-KALIMANTAN BORDER REGION

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.

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