Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 15:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pyapon (Republic of the Union of Myanmar - MM), about 85.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.993 and latitude 15.577.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	7.9 km
Coordinates	15.577, 95.993
UTC time	2009-03-05 15:49:52.780

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

Earthquake map 2009-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Pyapon	85.7 km
Kyaiklat	100.8 km
Bogale	102.2 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	118.3 km
Kanbe	125.8 km
Twante	126.1 km
Maubin	133.5 km
Syriam	135.4 km
Yangon	137.8 km
Wakema	143.4 km
Thongwa	143.4 km
Kayan	160.1 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	86.6 km
M 4.5 Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2025-08-20 12:46 UTC	75.8 km

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