Earthquake details

Sunday, August 15, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyu (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 24.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.228 and latitude 18.389.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.4 km
Coordinates	18.389, 96.228
UTC time	1999-08-15 16:18:35.880

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

Earthquake map 1999-08-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyu	24.4 km
Taungoo	65.4 km
Nyaunglebin	71.3 km
Paungde	77.1 km
Letpandan	83.9 km
Tharyarwady	94.1 km
Myanaung	96.6 km
Hinthada	115.9 km
Prome	117.1 km
Bago	120.3 km
Thanatpin	127.6 km
Kyaikto	146.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Taungoo Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-09-28 00:55 UTC	85.3 km
M 4.6 Taungoo Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-09-07 03:17 UTC	69.6 km

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