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Historic Earthquake
2025 Myanmar Earthquake
28 March 2025 · Myanmar
On 28 March 2025 at 06:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 3,815 people and injured 5,145. 12,441 homes were destroyed. It is the 66th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 28 March 2025
- Time
- 06:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3,815
- Injuries
- 5,145
- Homes Destroyed
- 12,441
- Homes Damaged
- 44,535
- Estimated Damage
- 11.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Myanmar
- Nearest Volcano
- Popa (141 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 Shwebo Earthquake · M 6.838 deaths
- 1991Thabeikkyin, Mandalay · M 7.0
- 19561956 Sagaing Earthquake · M 6.838 deaths
- 1954Calcutta, Cuttack · M 7.4
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.8
- 19461946 Sagaing Earthquakes · M 7.5
- 19121912 Maymyo Earthquake · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth