6.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Sabah, Tremors Felt Nationwide

6.8-magnitude quake hits waters off Sabah, no tsunami threat

Epicentre located 49km west of Kudat, says MetMalaysia.

Strong 6.8-magnitude quake hits waters off Sabah, no tsunami threat, says MetMalaysia

KOTA KINABALU: A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck waters off Sabah at 12.57am Monday (Feb 23), but posed no tsunami threat, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

6.8-magnitude quake strikes off Sabah, tremors felt nationwide

KOTA KINABALU: A strong 6.8‑magnitude earthquake struck waters off Sabah at 12.57am, but posed no tsunami threat.

PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat from magnitude 6.8 quake off Borneo

There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck off the north coast of Borneo in the early hours of Monday.

Quake off Sabah coast strongest in 11 years, says MetMalaysia

The previous strongest earthquake in Malaysia occurred on June 5, 2015, in Ranau, Sabah, and claimed 18 lives.

Deep-Sea 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Sabah at 1 a.m.

(source: Sabah Fire & Rescue Department & MetMalaysia) Just before 1 a.m. on 23 February, a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern tip of Sabah, just 49km west of Kudat. The quake, which struck at a depth of 678km, wasn’t violent in any sense of the word, but it was definitely felt. Tremors felt across the region (source: MetMalaysia) Residents across Sabah, Sarawak, parts of Peninsular Malaysia, and even neighbouring countr…