July 26, 1976 Earthquake: Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia

Name: July 26, 1976 Earthquake: Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia
Start: 1976-07-26
Location: Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia

July 26, 1976 · M6.2

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia on July 26, 1976 at 02:56:39 UTC, 33 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: July 26, 1976
Time: 02:56:39 UTC
Place: Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia
Magnitude: 6.2 (Ms)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Intensity: 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 4.960° N, 118.310° E
Country: Malaysia

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4732.