Mw 7.7 MYANMAR on March 28th 2025 at 06:20 UTC

Last update: 31 March 2025 at 13:35 UTC


Earthquake details

On March 28, 2025 at 06:20 UTC (12:50 local time) an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck MYANMAR, 17 km W of Mandalay, Myanmar. Seismological information is available here.

This earthquake occurred on the fault between the India and Eurasia plates.

At the time of this report, local authorities report that more than 1650 people have died thousands are injured. these numbers may vary rapidly in the days following. Especially as several buildings have been damaged and a lot of people are still missing. This earthquake was felt up to 2000 km from the epicenter.

The mainshock was followed 12 minutes later by the largest aftershock to date, a magnitude 6.7. Many more are expected in the coming weeks. Stay safe.

If you felt this earthquake, please share your experience with us. Your testimony will be useful to update the intensity map here below, where the felt intensities represent the effects of the earthquake over the affected area.

 

Seismic information
Past Regional Seismicity as from the ISC catalogue (1964-2004) and EMSC Real Time catalogue (2005-today) Moment tensors solutions received at EMSC

 

Aftershocks

After a large earthquake, many smaller earthquakes can occur in the area of the main shock. They are called aftershocks and are caused by the adjustment of the crust to the effects of the main shock. Below is a summary of the recorded aftershocks. It is likely that there will be more in the coming days. If you are in the affected area, please remain cautious.

 
Eyewitnesses observations

The EMSC collects testimonies from people who felt the earthquake. This information is collected through the LastQake mobile application, mobile or desktop website. The map below shows the testimonies collected by the EMSC for the main shock. Each coloured dot corresponds to a witness observation, which we call a "felt report". The redder the dot, the more intense the earthquake was felt.
By aggregating the reports, we can quickly map the effetcs of the earthquake.

 

Felt Report Map

This graph shows the change in intensity as a function of distance from the epicentre. Intensity ranges from 1 to 12 and measures the observed effects of the earthquake in terms of shaking and damage at a given location. An earthquake is therefore associated with one magnitude and a variety of intensities, depending on where it is observed. For example, we can see that at a distance of 300 km from the epicentre, the average intensity is around 4. Moreover you can notice the general trend that the further you are from the epicenter, the less intensively you feel the earthquake.

Send us pictures or videos

The EMSC also collects photos and videos from eyewitnesses. Combined with geolocation, these provide a picture of the situation and damage on the ground.