1588 Earthquake: Pegu, Myanmar
An earthquake struck Pegu, Myanmar in 1588.
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
- 1588
- Place
- Pegu, Myanmar
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.300° N, 96.500° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
1588, Pegu. pagodas, etc. fell (reference #13835)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
Significant earthquakes of 1588The 1500sRecent earthquakes near here
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 10753.