M5.3 earthquake 57 km NNW of Kapit, Malaysia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Kapit, Malaysia on Sat, Feb 12, 1994, 2:49 PM GMT+8 (06:49 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-02-12 06:49:55 UTC
- Depth
- 28.9 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.485° N, 112.765° E
- Region
- Malaysia
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 12.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayMalaysia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00068dv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC.