Earthquake details

Friday, March 27, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday, March 27, 1992 at 00:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chauk (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 24.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.586 and latitude 20.927.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	96.7 km
Coordinates	20.927, 94.586
UTC time	1992-03-27 00:05:20.150

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

Earthquake map 1992-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chauk	24.3 km
Yenangyaung	59.4 km
Pakokku	68.8 km
Minbu	88.4 km
Magway	93.8 km
Myingyan	102.3 km
Meiktila	132.4 km
Taungdwingyi	143.2 km
Monywa	143.3 km
Yamethin	170.8 km
Kyaukse	177.6 km
Sagaing	179.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Yenangyaung Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-03 15:51 UTC	71.0 km
M 4.1 Meiktila Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-09-22 23:19 UTC	121.0 km
M 4.0 Pakokku Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-05-27 16:12 UTC	47.3 km

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