M6.1 earthquake near Kudat, Sabah

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 10 km W of Kudat, Malaysia on 2 Jun 1951, 06:47 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Kudat, about 11 km away in Sabah, Malaysia.