Earthquakes by city Republic of the Union of Myanmar 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Yangon today

Yangon, Republic of the Union of Myanmar: 47 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

4,477,638

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

5.7

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Asia/Yangon

Coordinates 16.805, 96.156

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-18 02:05 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 5.7

Kanbe, Republic of the Union of Myanmar

1978-09-30 09:04 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Yangon today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Yangon.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Yangon.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Yangon reached magnitude 5.7 on 1978-09-30 09:04 UTC, near Kanbe.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Yangon today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Yangon.

When was the last earthquake near Yangon?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-18 02:05 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Yangon?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Yangon reached magnitude 5.7 on 1978-09-30 09:04 UTC, near Kanbe.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Yangon

The map centers on Yangon and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.5

Average depth

25.3 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 4 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-18 02:05	M 5.2	Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar	10.0 km
2026-01-19 15:43	M 4.4	Hinthada Republic of the Union of Myanmar	10.0 km
2025-08-21 02:58	M 4.6	Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar	10.0 km
2025-08-20 12:46	M 4.5	Yangon Republic of the Union of Myanmar	9.4 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-08 2 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1978 M 5.7 max · 2 earthquakes 1960 M 5.6 max · 1 earthquakes 2026 M 5.2 max · 2 earthquakes 2025 M 5.1 max · 6 earthquakes 2017 M 5.1 max · 4 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.2	2
2025	M 5.1	6
2024	M 4.2	2
2023	M 4.8	4
2022	M 4.3	2
2018	M 4.3	5
2017	M 5.1	4
2016	M 4.4	1
2014	M 4.7	3
2009	M 4.2	1
2007	M 4.6	1
2006	M 4.2	1
2005	M 4.4	5
2004	M 4.3	1
2002	M 4.7	1
1999	M 4.6	1
1998	M 4.5	1
1996	M 4.1	1
1995	M 4.4	1
1985	M 4.0	1
1978	M 5.7	2
1960	M 5.6	1