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M7.7 Earthquake near 2025 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-03-28 06:20:52 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M7.7

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USGS

2025 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) Earthquake

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M7.7 earthquake was recorded near 2025 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) Earthquake on March 28, 2025 at 06:20 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are major events and can cause severe damage over a wide area.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

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Magnitude

M7.7

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-03-28 06:20:52 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

22.00140, 95.92470

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Sagaing14.8 kmSE78'739

Amarapura16.6 kmSE237'618

Mandalay16.6 kmE1'208'099

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Popa

Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'518 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Burma (Myanmar)
Tengchong

Distance: 445 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 2'865 m ·Last eruption: -5750 ·China

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Mandalay International AirportMyanmar (Burma) · MDL · VYMD
33.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 500 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours18

First 24 hours25

First 72 hours35

Strongest subsequent eventM7.5

M7.12025-03-28 06:20:55 UTC1.3 kmYwar Shey M7.52025-03-28 06:20:55 UTC12.3 kmBu Tar M6.72025-03-28 06:32:04 UTC34.1 kmBurma (Myanmar) M4.82025-03-28 06:39:14 UTC234.2 km29 km ESE of Taungdwingyi, Burma (Myanmar) M4.92025-03-28 06:42:24 UTC18.9 km11 km WSW of Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar) M4.92025-03-28 06:45:44 UTC320.8 kmBurma (Myanmar) M4.52025-03-28 06:57:53 UTC18.1 km13 km N of Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) M4.42025-03-28 07:01:28 UTC8.3 km22 km NNW of Sagaing, Burma (Myanmar) M4.62025-03-28 07:27:47 UTC82.6 km27 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar) M4.42025-03-28 07:33:37 UTC72.3 km7 km NNE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar) M4.62025-03-28 07:36:58 UTC85.5 kmBurma M4.32025-03-28 07:42:37 UTC240.2 km50 km NNW of Loikaw, Burma (Myanmar)

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 500 km.

Magnitude rank#1

Earlier events M≥418

Earlier events M≥56

Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-03-05 05:36:36 UTC314.8 km M5.42025-03-05 05:36:35 UTC301.3 kmPaungbyin Township M5.12025-03-18 07:49:00 UTC279.9 km83 km ESE of Wāngjing, India M5.02025-02-22 10:33:30 UTC223.8 km119 km S of Hakha, Burma (Myanmar) M5.02025-01-23 19:23:36 UTC303.6 km104 km E of Wāngjing, India

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