March 13, 2017 Earthquake: Tharrawaddy, Myanmar
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Tharrawaddy, Myanmar on March 13, 2017 at 14:19:06 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- March 13, 2017
- Time
- 14:19:06 UTC
- Place
- Tharrawaddy, Myanmar
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 17.399° N, 96.000° E
- Country
- Myanmar
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
Two people were killed and 36 others injured due to wall collapse of a residential quarter after an earthquake struck Taikkyi, Myanmar's Yangon region Monday, China's Xinhua news agency reported a health official as saying on Tuesday. The two victims are a 58-year-old military officer and a six-year-old child. All the injured were hospitalized and 31 of them already discharged, Dr Than Myint, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Township People's Health, told Xinhua.
The moderate earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hit the Yangon region Monday night with Taikkyi township being the nearest to the epicenter.
The quake damaged some religious buildings in Taikkyi while some residential quarters of township police station and civilian houses also collapsed, according to the initial report. The quake struck at 8.49 pm local time with an epicenter of 35.4 km northwest of Yangon and 8.04 km southwest of Taikkyi township, outskirt of Yangon region.The quake was also felt in some townships including Insein, Hlaingtharyar, South Dagon and Bahan of Yangon region and in Maubin township of Ayeyawaddy region. There were reports of 20 aftershocks, according to local residents. (reference #11762)
At least one person injured and buildings damaged at Taikkyi. Tharrawaddy, Bago, Myanmar - CDI: 5; Syriam, Rangun, Myanmar - CDI: 5; Rangoon, Rangun, Myanmar - CDI: 3 ;Maeai, Chiang Mai, Thailand - CDI: 3; Maymyo, Mandalay, Myanmar - CDI: 1 (reference #13456)
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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 10239.