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title: "No tsunami threat after earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Borneo"
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# No tsunami threat after earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Borneo

> Feb 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7 earthquake struck just off the north coast of the island of Borneo in the early hours of Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

By Reuters · Published 23 February 2026, 07:43 SAST

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The quake was at a depth of 633 km (393.33 miles), GFZ said. It initially reported the quake at 7.1 but revised the figure.

The US Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the earthquake.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru. Editing by Peter Graff)