M 5.2 in Myanmar on 18 May 2026 02:05 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 1541257
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 16.4431 , 96.3164
Event Date: 18 May 2026 02:05 UTC
18 May 2026 08:35 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 18 May 2026 02:24 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.4 (Myanmar)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us6000syg0 Scaled population (raster) 1.28  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.15  
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Myanmar - Earthquake (ECHO 23 May 2026)Mon, 18 May 2026 09:59

  • A 5.2 M earthquake at a depth of 10 km struck southern Myanmar on 18 May at 02:05 UTC (08:35 local time). The epicentre was located 35 km south-east of Yangon city in the Yangon region.
  • According to the USGS PAGER estimates, up to 42 000 people were exposed to strong shaking, and 238 000 people to moderate shaking.
  • As of 18 May, media report that several building have been evacuated as a precaution in Yangon city and neighbouring towns. Tremors were also felt in the eastern and northern Thailand, in Bangkok city and in northern provinces of Lampang and Chiang Mai. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

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),