July 24, 1485 Earthquake: Sagaing, Myanmar
An earthquake struck Sagaing, Myanmar on July 24, 1485.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 24, 1485
- Place
- Sagaing, Myanmar
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 21.760° N, 95.940° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
24 July 1485 Sagaing. Yadana Pagoda, Kannattawyar Pagoda, SinmyasЬin PagOda destroyed. (reference #13835)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 28, 2025, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand
- March 23, 1839, Ava, Amarapura, Myanmar
- July 16, 1956, Myanmar
- November 11, 2012, Shwebo, Myanmar
- August 24, 2016, Chauk, Myanmar
- April 13, 2016, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
- July 8, 1975, Pagan (Bagan), Myanmar
- 1467, Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
- 1501, Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
- September 15, 1696, Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
- 1838, Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
- August 4, 1714, Ava (Innwa), Mynamar (Burma), Myanmar
- May 23, 1912, Mandalay, Mogok, Maymyo, Myanmar
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10749.