M 5.1 in Myanmar on 17 May 2025 15:54 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 1482156
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.1M
Glide number: EQ-2025-000063-MMR
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 21.3995 , 96.0381
Event Date: 17 May 2025 15:54 UTC
17 May 2025 22:24 Local
Exposed Population:
110 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 20 May 2025 21:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
6.4 (Myanmar)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.7 0.7
us7000pzv3 Scaled population (vector) 1.92  
  C1 rapid impact -0.59  
  C2 rapid impact 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.15  
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Myanmar - Earthquake (ECHO 24 May 2025)Mon, 19 May 2025 11:09

  • A new earthquake of 5.2 M at a depth of 10 km occurred on 17 May at 15.54 UTC (22.24 local time) in the Mandalay region of central Myanmar. The epicentre was located about 21 km south-southwest of Kyaukse town and 55 km south of Mandalay city in the Mandalay region.
  • GDACS estimated that up to 7,100 people were exposed to very strong shaking, while 200,000 were exposed to strong shaking.
  • According to media, there were no reports of injured people or damage in the area due to this event, which was a follow-on from the 7.7 M earthquake on 28 March.  
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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ASEAN to dedicate two meetings to Myanmar conflict next week, chief sa.. 5/21/2025 10:30:00 AM.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2), USGS (2),