2025 Sagaing earthquake
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UTC time | 2025-03-28 06:20:54 |
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ISC event | 643071319 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 28 March 2025 |
Local time | 12:50:54 MMT (UTC+6:30) |
Magnitude | Mw 7.7 |
Depth | 10 km (6 mi) |
Epicenter | 22°00′47″N 95°55′19″E / 22.013°N 95.922°ECoordinates: 22°00′47″N 95°55′19″E / 22.013°N 95.922°E |
Fault | Sagaing Fault |
Type | Strike-slip |
Areas affected | Myanmar, Thailand, Southwestern China |
Max. intensity | IX (Violent) |
Aftershocks | 77+ recorded Strongest: Mww 6.7[1] |
Casualties | 1,657+ fatalities, 3,426+ injuries, 257+ missing or trapped |
On 28 March 2025 (INC: 07 Saura Chaitra 1947) at 12:50:54 MMT (06:20:54 UTC ; 11:50:54 IST), a Mw (magnitude) 7.7 earthquake occurred in the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, near Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. The earthquake, characterized by strike-slip faulting, reached a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). This event marked the most powerful earthquake to hit Myanmar since the 1912 Maymyo earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.9. The quake resulted in substantial damage across Myanmar and also affected neighboring Thailand.