1976 Sabah earthquake

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1976 Sabah earthquake
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UTC  time1976-07-26 02:56:38
ISC  event 711657
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date26 July 1976 (1976-07-26)
Local time10:56 MST (UTC+08:00) [1]
Magnitude6.3 (Mw ) [2]
Depth15 km (9.3 mi) [1]
Epicenter 4°57′22″N118°18′29″E / 4.956°N 118.308°E / 4.956; 118.308 [1]
Type Normal
Areas affected Tawau Division & Sandakan Division, Sabah, East Malaysia
Max. intensity MMI IX (Violent) [3]

The 1976 Sabah earthquake occurred at 10:56 am on 26 July near Lahad Datu in the eastern portion of Sabah, Malaysia. [1] [4] The moment magnitude 6.3 earthquake is one of the strongest in Malaysia to be recorded by seismic instruments. [2] It had a focal mechanism corresponding to strike-slip faulting. [5] While slightly larger than the 2015 Sabah earthquake (Mw  6.0), the 1976 event caused less extensive damage, in the form of cracks on several buildings and ground cracks. [6]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "USGS Event Summary". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 ISC (27 June 2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre
  3. ↑ EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2007-12, United States Geological Survey, December 1, 2008, retrieved 14 May 2025
  4. ↑ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K, archived from the original on September 29, 2006
  5. ↑ International Seismological Centre. Bulletin of the ISC. Thatcham, United Kingdom.[Event  711657 ].
  6. ↑ "Gempa bumi kuat diramal landa Sabah lagi" [A strong earthquake is predicted to hit Sabah again]. bharian.com.my (in Malay). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2022.


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