Malaysia earthquakes in 1976
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Malaysia in 1976. The largest: M6.2 7 km SSW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia, Jul 26, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Malaysia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.046 km NNE of Tawau, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.133 km NW of Semporna, Malaysia · 36 km deep
- 4.548 km NE of Tawau, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.124 km E of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.314 km S of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.333 km WSW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.229 km E of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.37 km NE of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 6.27 km SSW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
- 5.38 km NNW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 0 | ||
| February 1976 | 0 | ||
| March 1976 | 0 | ||
| April 1976 | 0 | ||
| May 1976 | 0 | ||
| June 1976 | 0 | ||
| July 1976 | 8 | 6.2 | 7 km SSW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia |
| August 1976 | 1 | 5.1 | 33 km NW of Semporna, Malaysia |
| September 1976 | 1 | 5.0 | 46 km NNE of Tawau, Malaysia |
| October 1976 | 0 | ||
| November 1976 | 0 | ||
| December 1976 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.