1895 Earthquake: Rangoon, Myanmar
An earthquake struck Rangoon, Myanmar in 1895.
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
- 1895
- Place
- Rangoon, Myanmar
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 16.800° N, 96.200° 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.
A long series of severe shocks is believed to have damaged many buildings, including th Secretariat, and to have destroyed others including the old Currency Office in 1895 or 1896 at Rangoon, 16.8 N, 96.2 E. (reference #1185)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 2462.