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Earthquakes in Sagaing Fault and Mandalay Today

The Sagaing Fault runs north–south for more than 1,000 km through central Myanmar and slips about 18 mm a year. It passes close to Mandalay, Sagaing and Naypyidaw, and its 2025 rupture (Mw 7.7) caused severe damage along the fault.

Danger Level (72h)

72-hour composite hazard forecast

83%

Recent Quakes (14d)

Recorded in the selected 14d period

33

Max Magnitude (14d)

Largest earthquake in the selected 14d period

M4.6

Tectonic Profile

Seismotectonic hazard assessment, structural exposure & historical context

Associated Faults2

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Regional PopulationLandScan

74.5M

Living within seismically active radius (~300 km)

Building VulnerabilityHigh

High

Unreinforced masonry or non-ductile structures vulnerable to shaking

Tectonic Setting

Convergent Margin

Critical Hazard

Major plate boundary with high strain accumulation

MAG4.6
Most Significant Earthquake (14d)PAGER green

153 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

12d ago· Depth 117 km
Exposed Population (MMI6+)0
Estimated Fatalities0
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3.0

64 km N of Naypyidaw (Myanmar)

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10 km•2h ago
3.1

143 km NW of Itanagar (India)

EMSC
10 km•19h ago
3.5

154 km N of Dibrugarh (India)

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20 km•1d ago
3.2

243 km NE of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•1d ago
3.8

86 km E of Guwahati (India)

EMSC
30 km•2d ago
3.0

51 km W of Imphal (India)

EMSC
10 km•2d ago
3.6

162 km S of Aizawl (India)

EMSC
10 km•3d ago
3.5

117 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC
116 km•3d ago
3.5

Near Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC
135 km•4d ago
3.3

18 km SE of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•4d ago
3.4

90 km NE of Loikaw (Myanmar)

EMSC
5 km•4d ago
4.0

26 km SE of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•4d ago
3.0

33 km NE of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•5d ago
3.3

127 km N of Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC
88 km•5d ago
3.6

236 km N of Shwebo (Myanmar)

EMSC
124 km•5d ago
3.5

20 km SW of Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC
90 km•6d ago
3.2

30 km E of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•6d ago
3.2

Near Taungoo (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•7d ago
4.2

Near Taungoo (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•7d ago
3.9

Myanmar, 99 km E of Imphal (India)

EMSC
117 km•7d ago
3.1

84 km S of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•8d ago
3.5

194 km W of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•8d ago
3.3

20 km NW of Aizawl (India)

EMSC
22 km•9d ago
3.0

79 km N of Yangon (Myanmar)

EMSC
10 km•9d ago
3.8

214 km W of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

EMSC
120 km•10d ago
3.0

220 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC
25 km•10d ago
3.7

70 km SE of Aizawl (India)

EMSC
24 km•11d ago
3.4

148 km N of Guwahati (India)

EMSC
10 km•11d ago
4.6

153 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

GEOFON 4.6+3
117 km•12d ago
3.0

115 km NW of Itanagar (India)

EMSC
10 km•12d ago
3.7

195 km NW of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

EMSC
110 km•12d ago
3.4

59 km SW of Imphal (India)

EMSC
25 km•13d ago
3.1

58 km SW of Imphal (India)

EMSC
29 km•13d ago
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Seismic Activity

Every recorded earthquake in this area — filter by time range and sort by time or severity.

M0.0M2.0M4.0M6.0Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Nov 11Nov 13Nov 15
Hover or tap a point for details.Current Rolling Risk: M3.1
Shallow (<35 km)Intermediate (35–70 km)Deep (>70 km)

Regional Volcanism & Monitored Vents

Active vents and Holocene volcanic structures within the monitored boundary (Sagaing Fault and Mandalay) · 1

6050 BCE
Popa
Stratovolcano•1.5 km
Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Volcanoes of the World