Earthquake details

Monday, September 22, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 13:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 89.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.081 and latitude 15.583.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	15.583, 96.081
UTC time	2008-09-22 13:30:38.180

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

Earthquake map 2008-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	89.3 km
Kyaiklat	103.3 km
Bogale	107.8 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	124.3 km
Kanbe	125.4 km
Twante	126.3 km
Syriam	133.2 km
Maubin	135.7 km
Yangon	136.3 km
Thongwa	139.4 km
Wakema	148.8 km
Kayan	156.1 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	79.6 km
M 4.5 Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-08-20 12:46 UTC	69.6 km

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