M6.0 earthquake near Ranau, Sabah

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Ranau, Malaysia on 4 Jun 2015, 23:15 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ranau, about 14 km away in Sabah, Malaysia.