M 5.8 in Myanmar on 03 Feb 2026 15:34 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 1522757
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 57 Km
Lat/Lon: 20.4466 , 93.9337
Event Date: 03 Feb 2026 15:34 UTC
03 Feb 2026 22:04 Local
Exposed Population: 3.1 million in MMI&>=IV
Inserted at: 04 Feb 2026 22:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.4 (Myanmar)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000s65b Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Myanmar - Earthquakes (ECHO 05 Feb 2026)Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:56

  • A 5.9 M earthquake at a depth of 62.7 km struck eastern Myanmar on 3 February at 15:34 UTC (22:34 local time). The epicentre was located 95 km west of Yenangyaung, Magway region. The event was followed by an aftershock in the same area, at the same depth, 20 minutes later.
  • For the main event, USGS PAGER estimates that up to 11,000 people were exposed to moderate shaking.
  • Media as of 4 February reports that tremors were felt up to eastern India and neighbouring Bangladesh. No immediate casualties or damage have been recorded.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),