May 26, 1991 Earthquake: Ranau, Kalimantan, Malaysia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Ranau, Kalimantan, Malaysia on May 26, 1991 at 10:59:48 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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
- May 26, 1991
- Time
- 10:59:48 UTC
- Place
- Ranau, Kalimantan, Malaysia
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.865° N, 116.746° E
- Country
- Malaysia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1991, May 26. One person died from shock and slight
damage at Ranau, Malaysia. Felt at Melapap, Kata
Kinabulu, Papar and along ports of the west coast of
Sabah, Malaysia. (reference #1053
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 5290.