August 4, 1714 Earthquake: Ava (Innwa), Mynamar (Burma), Myanmar
An earthquake struck Ava (Innwa), Mynamar (Burma), Myanmar on August 4, 1714. It caused a tsunami.
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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
- August 4, 1714
- Place
- Ava (Innwa), Mynamar (Burma), Myanmar
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 21.850° N, 95.967° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Ava. Pagodas fell and the water from the river [Ayeyarwady River] rushed into the city. (reference #1185)
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
- July 24, 1485, Sagaing, Myanmar
- May 23, 1912, Mandalay, Mogok, Maymyo, Myanmar
- January 5, 1991, Thabeikkyin, Mandalay, 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 7706.