Earthquake details

Friday, March 3, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday, March 3, 2006 at 01:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chauk (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 43.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 94.469 and latitude 21.116.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	112.8 km
Coordinates	21.116, 94.469
UTC time	2006-03-03 01:36:06.530

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

Earthquake map 2006-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chauk	43.5 km
Pakokku	68.3 km
Yenangyaung	83.7 km
Myingyan	102.8 km
Minbu	112.4 km
Magway	117.9 km
Monywa	130.3 km
Meiktila	146.8 km
Taungdwingyi	166.8 km
Sagaing	178.0 km
Kyaukse	181.1 km
Yamethin	189.7 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	78.1 km
M 4.1 Meiktila Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-09-22 23:19 UTC	129.5 km
M 4.0 Pakokku Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-05-27 16:12 UTC	45.3 km

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