Division
Sagaing
Myanmar · Asia
Sagaing is a division of Myanmar, in Asia. It spans the Indian and Eurasian plates. Records include 9 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
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
- LandslideHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- VolcanoMedium
- Water ScarcityLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20252025 Myanmar Earthquake · M 7.73,815 deaths
- 20122012 Shwebo Earthquake · M 6.838 deaths
- 1991Thabeikkyin, Mandalay · M 7.0
- 19881988 Myanmar-India Earthquake · M 7.25 deaths
- 19561956 Sagaing Earthquake · M 6.838 deaths
- 1954Calcutta, Cuttack · M 7.4
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 1932Assam · M 7.0
Famous Faults
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002