M7.1 earthquake in Malaysia on February 22, 2026

Strong M7.1 quake: February 22, 2026, 16:57 UTC, epicenter 57 km northwest of Kota Belud. The rupture began 629 km below the surface. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

7.1magnitude
629 kmdepth
16:57time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

59 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

  • Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia)101 km
  • Sandakan (Malaysia)231 km
  • Lahad Datu (Malaysia)303 km
  • Tawau (Malaysia)340 km
  • Miri (Malaysia)373 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

So far USGS has recorded no aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km.

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 1 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M6.0 (June 4, 2015).

  • M6.0 · June 4, 2015100 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Kota KinabaluEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from May 12, 17:28 UTC.