“At this stage, there is no evidence that these deep earthquakes mean increased earthquake danger for Sabah,” Prof Tongkul, who is with UMS’s Natural Disaster Research Centre, said when contacted. Because it was so deep, the shaking felt on the ground was generally mild and spread over a wide area. Sometimes, the stress becomes too great, and a deep earthquake occurs,” he added. Prof Tongkul explained that these deep earthquakes differ from shallow earthquakes such as the 2015 Ranau earthquake. The latest quake is dubbed the strongest registered in Malaysia in 11 years, since the 2015 Ranau earthquake (6.0-magnitude, which claimed 18 lives.

Source: The Star February 24, 2026 06:59 UTC