Earthquakes in Myanmar — Page 2

Myanmar appears infrequently in the record, with just 1 events in the past 30 days, and 23 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction.

110 earthquakes have been recorded in Myanmar in our catalogue, 1 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.6 and the average focal depth 35 km. 105 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 23 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Myanmar in this period was a magnitude 7.7 event near Sagaing, Myanmar on 28 March 2025, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake radiates roughly 5.4 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Shwebo (19), Mawlaik (15), Meiktila (8), Monywa (5), Mandalay (5).

79% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 21% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 159 km beneath Homalin, Myanmar on 03 January 2025.

By band, the catalogue holds 5 in the magnitude 3 range, 82 in the magnitude 4 range, 21 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range, 1 in the magnitude 7 range.

The busiest single day was 28 March 2025, with 15 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.