Earthquake details

Monday, April 1, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, April 1, 1991 at 05:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 49.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.701 and latitude 15.844.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.7 km
Coordinates	15.844, 95.701
UTC time	1991-04-01 05:45:20.880

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

Earthquake map 1991-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	49.2 km
Bogale	59.7 km
Kyaiklat	66.9 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	75.5 km
Maubin	98.9 km
Twante	99.4 km
Wakema	101.1 km
Kanbe	101.3 km
Yangon	117.5 km
Syriam	118.2 km
Nyaungdon	133.8 km
Thongwa	134.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-08-21 02:58 UTC	97.8 km
M 4.5 Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-08-20 12:46 UTC	84.7 km

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