Burma (Myanmar) has a few active volcanoes related to the subduction of the Indo-Pacific under the Eurasian tectonic plate.
Lower Chindwin | Medaw Island | Popa | Singu Plateau | Thaton| Date and Time | Mag / Depth | Nearest Volcano / Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 10:26 am (Yangon) | 3.9 10 km | 129 km (80 mi) SE of | 44 km north of Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar I FELT IT | Info | |
| Sunday, May 18, 2025 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 19, 01:45 am (Yangon) | 5.1 10 km | 291 km (181 mi) SW of | Bay of Bengal, 38 km northwest of Manaung Island, Rakhine State, Myanmar I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
| May 18, 05:48 pm (Yangon) | 3.8 10 km | 107 km (66 mi) SE of | 27 km east of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, Myanmar I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | |
| Saturday, May 17, 2025 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 17, 10:24 pm (Yangon) | 5.1 10 km | 98 km (61 mi) NE of | Nay Pyi Taw, 25 km southwest of Kyaukse, Mandalay Region, Myanmar I FELT IT - 42 reports | Info | |
| May 17, 10:25 am (Yangon) | 3.8 10 km | 40 km (25 mi) E of | Shan State, 35 km southwest of Mogok, Mandalay Region, Myanmar I FELT IT - 3 reports | Info | |
| Friday, May 16, 2025 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 16, 09:00 am (Shanghai) | 4.6 10 km | 38 km (24 mi) W of | 39 km west of Tengyue, Yunnan Sheng, China I FELT IT | Info | |
Myanmar, Sagaing Region on Mar, 28, 2025. It resulted in 3,815 fatalities and 5,145 injured people.
This was also the most damaging earthquake that occurred in this time: total economic losses were estimated to the equivalent of $1.9 billion US Dollars.
More than 12,400 houses and other buildings were destroyed and more than 44,500 damaged.
| Date | Mag | Region | Deaths | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Mar 28 | 7.7 | Myanmar (burma); Thailand | 3,815 | catastrophic | Info |
| 2012 Nov 11 | 6.8 | Myanmar (Burma): Shwebo | 26 | moderate | Info |
| 2011 Mar 24 | 6.8 | Tachilek | 104 | moderate | Info |
| 1995 Jul 11 | 6.8 | China: Yunnan Province: Lancang, Menglian; Thailand | 11 | heavy | Info |
| 1956 Jul 16 | 7.0 | Myanmar (Burma) | 38 | moderate | Info |
| 1938 May 14 | 6.0 | China: Yunnan Province | 50-100 (*) | light | Info |
| 1930 Dec 3 | 7.3 | Myanmar (Burma): Pyu | 36 | moderate | Info |
| 1930 Jul 18 | ? | Myanmar (Burma): Tharrawaddy | 50 | moderate | Info |
| 1930 May 5 | 7.3 | Myanmar (Burma): Pegu, Rangoon | 500 | heavy | Info |
| 1912 May 23 | 8.0 | Myanmar (Burma): Mandalay, Mogok, Maymyo | 1-50 (*) | heavy | Info |
The deadliest earthquake in Myanmar since 1900 was the magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar, Sagaing Region on Mar, 28, 2025. It resulted in 3,815 fatalities and 5,145 injured people.
Since 1900, at least 18 earthquakes claimed an estimated total of 4,727 fatalities in Myanmar.
There were 29 damaging or deadly quakes during this period that caused economic losses of approx. $2.1 billion US Dollars combined.
