Earthquake details

Sunday, July 17, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 01:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chauk (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 21.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.986 and latitude 21.015.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	120.3 km
Coordinates	21.015, 94.986
UTC time	2005-07-17 01:04:44.150

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

Earthquake map 2005-07-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chauk	21.7 km
Pakokku	37.0 km
Yenangyaung	62.4 km
Myingyan	64.8 km
Meiktila	92.0 km
Minbu	93.6 km
Magway	96.5 km
Monywa	122.7 km
Taungdwingyi	126.5 km
Kyaukse	136.1 km
Yamethin	136.4 km
Sagaing	140.9 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	111.3 km
M 4.1 Meiktila Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-09-22 23:19 UTC	78.4 km
M 4.0 Pakokku Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-05-27 16:12 UTC	28.4 km

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