M5.3 earthquake 27 km N of Ranau, Malaysia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 27 km N of Ranau, Malaysia on Sat, Jun 13, 2015, 2:29 AM GMT+8 (18:29 UTC), 7 km (5 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
- 2015-06-12 18:29:15 UTC
- Depth
- 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.205° N, 116.681° E
- Region
- Malaysia
- Felt reports
- 81
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong 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
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 53.3% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
81 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.9 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 163
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.522 km NNW of Ranau, Malaysia · 4113 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
- 4.641 km NNE of Ranau, Malaysia · 4080 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
Before
- 4.421 km N of Ranau, Malaysia · 4124 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.6Sabah, Malaysia · 4130 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
- 4.421 km NNE of Ranau, Malaysia · 4131 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.014 km WNW of Ranau, Malaysia · 4131 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 111
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002pfr (also filed as iscgem607292434). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.