M 5.8 in Myanmar on 31 May 2023 11:20 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1376465
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 25.1168 , 96.1871
Event Date: 31 May 2023 11:20 UTC
31 May 2023 17:50 Local
Exposed Population: 8 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 31 May 2023 11:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.4 (Myanmar)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.3 0
us7000k58h Scaled population (raster) 2.94  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.15  
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Myanmar - Earthquake (ECHO 01 Jun 2023)Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:35

  • An earthquake of 5.8 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in south-western Kachin State in  northern Myanmar on 31 May at 11.20 UTC (17.50 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 10 km west of the Indawgyi Natural Lake and 125 km west-southwest of Myitkyina city in Kachin State.
  • USGS PAGER estimates that 9,000 people were exposed to very strong shaking and 30,000 to strong shaking.
  • According to media, the seismic event caused damage to some buildings in the Mohnyin township of Kachin State, there were no reports of any casualties.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Myanmar - Earthquake (GDACS, USGS, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 01 June ... 2023-06-01T11:59+0200.

An earthquake of 5.8 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in south-western Kachin State in northern Myanmar on 31 May at 11.20 UTC (17.50 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 10 km west of the Indawgyi Natural Lake and 125 km west
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Significant magnitude 5.8 quake hits 125 km southwest of Myitkyina, My ... 2023-06-01T01:13+0200.

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Myitkyina, Myitkyinā District, Kachin State, Myanmar (Burma), was reported only 25 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic act
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Buildings damaged in Myanmar earthquake2023-05-31T17:23+0200.

YANGON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck about 22 miles (35.41 km) northwest of Hopin in northern Myanmar's Kachin State at 5:50 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) on Wednesday, according to Myanmar's Department of Me
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Buildings damaged in Myanmar earthquake2023-05-31T17:19+0200.

YANGON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck about 22 miles (35.41 km) northwest of Hopin in northern Myanmar's Kachin State at 5:50 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) on Wednesday, according to Myanmar's Department of Me
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),