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M5.5 Earthquake near 34 km NNE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar)

UTC time: 2025-04-13 02:24:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
7.7 km
Source
USGS

34 km NNE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar)

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M5.5 Earthquake near 34 km NNE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar) · 2025-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near 34 km NNE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar) · 2025-04-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 13, 2025 at 02:24 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near 34 km NNE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
f7a16a943cbe2f188bfcb919255a4602190397ae
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
7.7 km
UTC time
2025-04-13 02:24:57 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
21.15380, 96.00550

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.7 km
Shallow
7.7 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
Wundwin7.0 kmS32'558
Meiktila34.3 kmSW177'442
Mandalay91.6 kmN1'208'099

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Popa
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'518 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Burma (Myanmar)

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Mandalay International AirportMyanmar (Burma) · MDL · VYMD
    61.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Heho AirportMyanmar (Burma) · HEH · VYHH
    93.4 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 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM4.5
M4.52025-04-17 06:32:34 UTC105.9 km14 km N of Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) M4.12025-04-18 18:01:22 UTC83.0 km1 km SSW of Yamethin, Burma (Myanmar) M3.52025-04-23 05:32:52 UTC76.0 kmMYANMAR M3.72025-05-10 11:37:07 UTC65.6 kmMYANMAR M4.02025-05-11 23:42:40 UTC129.4 kmMYANMAR M3.82025-05-12 03:20:27 UTC42.9 kmMYANMAR M3.92025-05-12 18:24:28 UTC70.5 kmMYANMAR M3.82025-05-12 23:21:57 UTC85.3 kmMYANMAR

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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥434
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-25

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.72025-03-28 06:20:52 UTC94.6 km2025 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) Earthquake M7.52025-03-28 06:20:55 UTC91.6 kmBu Tar M7.12025-03-28 06:20:55 UTC95.9 kmYwar Shey M6.72025-03-28 06:32:04 UTC60.6 kmBurma (Myanmar) M5.82025-04-13 02:24:56 UTC0.1 km34 km NNE of Meiktila, Burma (Myanmar)

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