1976 Sabah Earthquake
The 1976 Sabah earthquake occurred at 10:56 am on 26 July near Lahad Datu in the eastern portion of Sabah, Malaysia. The moment magnitude 6.3 earthquake is one of the strongest in Malaysia to be recorded by seismic instruments. It had a focal mechanism corresponding to strike-slip faulting. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "USGS Event Summary". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ ISC (27 June 2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ International Seismological Centre. Bulletin of the ISC. Thatcham, United Kingdom. [Event 711657].
- ^ "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.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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