September 15, 1696 Earthquake: Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
An earthquake struck Ava (Innwa), Myanmar on September 15, 1696.
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
- September 15, 1696
- Place
- Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 21.800° N, 96.000° 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.
1696 Sept 15, Ava. Shwesayan, Shweyinhmyaw, Shwezigon and Thihadaw pagodas 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
- 1838, Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
- August 4, 1714, Ava (Innwa), Mynamar (Burma), Myanmar
- July 24, 1485, Sagaing, 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 10752.