Kota Kinabalu Earthquake

Kota kinabalu earthquake. The earthquake was the strongest to affect malaysia since the 1976 sabah earthquake. 6 0 magnitude earthquake hits 19kms northwest of ranau sabah. A mild earthquake measuring 3 3 on the richter scale was detected in semporna at 10 01am today. 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days.

It said tremors may continue to be felt in semporna. Kota kinabalu has had. 0 earthquakes in the past 365 days. More weak earthquakes can be expected in sabah in the near future following the two tremblors which rattled nerves here earlier this week.

In the study he estimates that earthquakes of magnitude 7 0 would occur every several thousand years bringing significant damage to sabah s coastal settlements including kota kinabalu the capital city of sabah. Malaysian authorities believe there are as many as 19. The longer the fault is the larger the earthquake it can produce said dr wang. On the friday morning of june 5 rocks cascaded down mount kinabalu with a thunderous rumble as a rare 6 0 magnitude earthquake stuck sabah.

Kota kinabalu hundreds of people on malaysia s highest peak mount kinabalu were evacuated to safety yesterday after a 5 2 magnitude earthquake hit the ranau district in sabah state. M1 5 or greater 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days. No reports of any casualties or damage so far. Gempa bumi sabah 2015 struck ranau sabah malaysia with a moment magnitude of 6 0 on 5 june which lasted for 30 seconds.

A strong 6 0 magnitude earthquake rocked kota kinabalu and other parts of sabah s west coast early friday 5 june. Tremors were also felt in tambunan tuaran kota kinabalu inanam kota belud kota marudu kudat likas penampang putatan kinarut papar beaufort. Fortunately there are no initial reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.