Earthquakes in Malaysia — February 2026

1 earthquakes were recorded in Malaysia during February 2026, an average of 0.0 per day.

1 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 620 km.

The month's largest event in Malaysia was a magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Kota Belud, Malaysia on 22 February 2026 at 16:57 UTC. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake radiates roughly 673,610 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Malaysia monthly average of 1 events over the period we cover, and level with the 1 recorded the previous month.

0% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 100% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 7 range.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

That is close to the 1 events Malaysia averages per month across the 3 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Malaysia in our entire catalogue.