M4.6 earthquake 41 km NNE of Ranau, Malaysia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Ranau, Malaysia on Mon, Jul 27, 2015, 12:10 AM GMT+8 (16:10 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-07-26 16:10:11 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.278° N, 116.857° E
- Region
- Malaysia
- Felt reports
- 7
- 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
- 14.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
7 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 9.8 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000307u. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:38 PM UTC.