M 7.1 in Philippines on 22 Feb 2026 16:57 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1525728
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.1M
Depth: 619.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 6.8285 , 116.2637
Event Date: 22 Feb 2026 16:57 UTC
23 Feb 2026 00:57 Local
Exposed Population: 5.5 million in MMI V
Inserted at: 22 Feb 2026 17:11 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Philippines)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0 0 0
us6000sasz Scaled population (raster) 0 Max wave alert 0m  
  C1 shakemap 0 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 shakemap 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0      
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Malaysia - Earthquake (ECHO 24 Feb 2026)Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:29

  • A 7.1 M earthquake at a depth of 620 km occurred off the coast of northern Borneo island on 22 February at 16.57 UTC (23 February at 00.57 local time). The epicentre was located 55?km north-northwest of Kota?Belud city in Sabah state, Malaysian Borneo.
  • USGS?PAGER estimates that about 5.6?million people were exposed to moderate shaking.
  • According to media reports, no casualties were recorded, although the quake was felt across northern Borneo, the southern Philippines, Singapore and Brunei.

Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (90), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),