June 4, 2015 Earthquake: Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia on June 4, 2015 at 23:15:43 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 18 people.
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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
- June 4, 2015
- Time
- 23:15:43 UTC
- Place
- Lahad,datu,kanak, Sabah, Malaysia
- Magnitude
- 6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.987° N, 116.541° E
- Country
- Malaysia
The toll
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 23
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.
At least 18 people killed, some injured, some hostels and resthouses damaged seriously and rockfalls triggered on Gunung Kinabalu. About 23 schools and some other buildings damaged, water supply disrupted and discolored in the Kundasang-Ranau area. Felt (VI) at Kinarut and Ranau; (V) at Kota Belud; (IV) at Donggohgon, Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Papar and Putatan; (II) at Beaufort. Also felt at Kapit, Keningau, Miri and Sandakan. Felt at Tarakan, Indonesia and at Bandar Seri Begawan and Bangar, Brunei. Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia - CDI: 7; Bangar, Temburong, Brunei - CDI: 6; Kinarut, Sabah, Malaysia - CDI: 6; Papar, Sabah, Malaysia - CDI: 5; Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia - CDI: 5(reference #13456)
The death toll from an earthquake that trapped scores of climbers on Malaysia's highest peak rose to 16 Monday as rescuers searched for two Singaporeans still missing. A magnitude-5.9 earthquake on Friday sent rocks and boulders raining down the trekking routes on 4,095-meter (13,435-foot) Mount Kinabalu in eastern Sabah state. (reference #11239)
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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 10151.