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Map of Myanmar
Asia · Naypyidaw
Myanmar spans the Eurasian, Indian and Sunda plates. It has 1 volcano active over the last 10,000 years, 0 of which have erupted since 1900. Since 1900, 31 major earthquakes have been recorded, causing at least 4,617 deaths. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 6.7 out of 10, a high level.
- Capital
- Naypyidaw
- Population
- 53,370,609
- Area
- 676,577 km²
- Continent
- Asia
Tectonic Plates
Natural Hazards
INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.
People Exposed Each Year
- 104,555to strong shaking (intensity VI and above)
- 13,751to destructive shaking (intensity VIII and above)
- 909to tsunamis
- 209,396to hurricane-force winds (category 1 and above)
- 1,130,752to river floods
- 160,048to coastal floods
Risk Index Over Time
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes (1)
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years; year of the last known eruption.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Deadliest
- 2025Myanmar (Burma), Thailand · M 7.73,815 deaths
- 1930Pegu, Rangoon · M 7.4500 deaths
- 2011Tachilek, Thailand · M 6.8104 deaths
- 1930Tharrawaddy50 deaths
- 1956Myanmar (Burma) · M 6.838 deaths
- 2012Shwebo · M 6.838 deaths
Tsunamis
3 major tsunamis have reached Myanmar since 1900, killing 650 people in the country. The deadliest and highest are listed below.
- 1930Tsunami (Myanmar) · 1.1 m500 deaths
- 2004Tsunami (Indonesia) · 2.9 m150 deaths
- 2012Tsunami (Indonesia) · 0.1 m
Tropical Cyclones
16 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Myanmar since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2023Cyclone Mocha · 213 km/h463 deaths
- 2008Cyclone Nargis · 213 km/h
- 2010Cyclone Giri · 200 km/h
- 1992Cyclone Forrest · 167 km/h
- 2006Cyclone Mala · 144 km/h
- 1997Tropical Storm Linda · 89 km/h
- 1983Tropical Storm Kim · 56 km/h
- 1987Typhoon Cary · 46 km/h
- 1979Typhoon Hope · 37 km/h
- 2016Cyclone Roanu · 37 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution