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Volcanoes of Malaysia

Bombalai | Bukit Kajang Plateau | Kuantan Basalt | Linau-Balui Plateau | Mostyn | Nuit | Tawau Hills | Usun Apau Plateau
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Latest earthquakes: Malaysia

In the past 7 days, Malaysia was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 4.9 and 1 quake of magnitude .
A Magnitude 1.4 earthquake occurred in Sabah, Malaysia .
Magnitude 1.4 Earthquake Sabah, Malaysia -
Date and TimeMag / DepthNearest Volcano / Location
Sep 24, 10:12 am (Universal Time)
1.4

10 km
236 km (147 mi) NW of16 km northwest of Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia Info
Saturday, September 20, 2025 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 21, 01:46 am (Kuala Lumpur)
4?

521 km
315 km (196 mi) NE ofMalay Peninsula (unconfirmed)I FELT IT - 4 reportsInfo
Sep 20, 07:02 pm (GMT +8)
2.7

10 km
231 km (144 mi) NW of14 km north of Ranau, Sabah, MalaysiaI FELT IT Info

Significant Earthquakes in Malaysia since 1900


The deadliest earthquake in Malaysia since 1900 was the magnitude 6.0 earthquake in  Malaysia, Sabah on Jun, 4, 2015. It resulted in 18 fatalities and between 50-100 injured people. This was the most disastrous quake in Malaysia ever recorded.
This was the 3rd worst quake in Malaysia during recorded history. An unknown number houses and other buildings were destroyed and an unknown number damaged.

DateMagRegionDeathsDamage
2015 Jun 46.0 Sabah Lahad, Datu, Kanak18
light
Info
1991 May 264.5 Kalimantan Ranau1
light
Info
1976 Jul 266.2 Sabah Lahad, Datu, Kanak0
moderate
Info
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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Volcano List

Bombalai

(cinder cone 531 m / 1,742 ft)
Bombalai volcano in north east Borneo is the only volcano considered still possibly active of Malaysia, although its last eruptions might have been thousands of years ago.
It is located close to the border with Indonesia, in the Malaysian province of Sabah, across Cowie Har... [more info]

Bukit Kajang Plateau

(Unknown unknown)
[more info]

Kuantan Basalt

(Cone 10 m / 33 ft)
[more info]

Linau-Balui Plateau

(Unknown unknown)
[more info]

Mostyn

(Fissure vent(s) ? unknown)
[more info]

Nuit

(Unknown 1701 m / 5581 ft)
[more info]

Tawau Hills

(Pyroclastic cone 1077 m / 3533 ft)
[more info]

Usun Apau Plateau

(Unknown unknown)
[more info]
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