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Earthquakes near Kota Kinabalu today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Kota Kinabalu in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Kota Kinabalu just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M7.1 101 km NNE, Feb 22, 2026
- Past year count
- 1 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Kota Kinabalu
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Kota Kinabalu in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Kuching.
Largest earthquakes near Kota Kinabalu in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Kota Kinabalu in the past 12 months was M7.1 on Feb 22, 2026, 101 km NNE of the city (57 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia).
With 1 M2.5+ earthquake in a year (about 0.1 a month), the area around Kota Kinabalu is occasionally active by global standards. 1 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | M7.1 | 101 km NNE | 629 km | 57 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia |
Was it felt in Kota Kinabalu?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
1 earthquake near Kota Kinabalu in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M7.1 57 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia (Feb 22, 2026). The flag means the quake was large enough and in an oceanic region where tsunami warning centres issue messages; it does not mean a tsunami happened.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 147 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
Earthquakes near other cities in Malaysia and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).