Earthquakes in Myanmar — March 2025

24 earthquakes were recorded in Myanmar during March 2025, an average of 0.8 per day.

24 reached magnitude 4 or above and 5 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 15 km.

The month's largest event in Myanmar was a magnitude 7.7 earthquake near Sagaing, Myanmar on 28 March 2025 at 06:20 UTC. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake radiates roughly 5.4 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Myanmar monthly average of 5 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 2 recorded the previous month.

96% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 4% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 19 in the magnitude 4 range, 3 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range, 1 in the magnitude 7 range.

Activity peaked on 28 March, when 15 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M7.7 near Sagaing, Myanmar on 28 March at 10 km; M6.4 near Sagaing, Myanmar on 28 March at 10 km; M5.1 near Maubin, Myanmar on 04 March at 10 km.

That is 358% above the 5 events Myanmar averages per month across the 21 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Myanmar in our entire catalogue.