Earthquake details

Friday, February 28, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday, February 28, 1964 at 17:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Myanaung (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 99.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.379 and latitude 18.269.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	18.269, 94.379
UTC time	1964-02-28 17:47:06.080

Location	Myanaung
Country	Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Myanaung	99.5 km
Prome	107.5 km
Paungde	121.6 km
Hinthada	133.4 km
Thayetmyo	144.5 km
Myaydo	150.8 km
Letpandan	154.8 km
Tharyarwady	164.2 km
Pathein	170.0 km
Nyaungdon	190.9 km
Wakema	204.1 km
Magway	217.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Prome Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-06-23 00:02 UTC	84.6 km
M 4.9 Prome Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-06-09 03:14 UTC	40.0 km

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