This event is archived. Final snapshot from when the story concluded. View on Dashboard
Events / Accidents / Myanmar 5.5 Magnitude Aftershock
Accidents earthquake aftershock

Myanmar 5.5 Magnitude Aftershock

Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Apr 13, 2025 · Last updated Apr 13, 2025

Sentiment
-50
Attention
2
Articles
8
Market Impact
General
Live prominence charts, article sentiment distribution, and event development timeline available on the Ergen Dashboard
Market Impact

The earthquake and its aftershocks in Myanmar exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation, potentially leading to further instability and economic disruption. This event could negatively impact foreign investment and aid efforts in the region, particularly affecting industries like agriculture and construction due to widespread damage.

Construction Agriculture Healthcare
Event Summary

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Myanmar — Meiktila in central Myanmar on April 13, 2025, as one of the strongest aftershocks following a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28, 2025. The initial quake caused 3,649 deaths and 5,018 injuries, primarily affecting Myanmar — Mandalay and damaging government buildings in Myanmar — Naypyidaw. The United Nations warned that the damage will worsen Myanmar's existing humanitarian crisis, disrupting agricultural production and healthcare facilities. The latest tremor occurred during the Thingyan holiday, with public festivities already canceled.

Key Actions
90 Myanmar hit by earthquake
70 United Nations warned Myanmar
Entities Involved
cnt
Myanmar
Myanmar is the nation affected by the earthquake and its aftershocks, exacerbating an existing humanitarian crisis and disrupting agricultural production and healthcare facilities.
Importance 100.0 Sentiment -60.0
loc
Myanmar — Mandalay
Myanmar — Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, suffered significant damage and casualties from the initial 7.7 magnitude earthquake and is near the epicenter of the latest aftershock.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment -70.0
loc
Myanmar — Meiktila
Myanmar — Meiktila is a small city near the epicenter of the 5.5 magnitude earthquake, experiencing the direct impact of the tremor.
Importance 70.0 Sentiment -40.0
loc
Myanmar — Naypyidaw
Myanmar — Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, experienced damage to government buildings from the initial earthquake and is near the epicenter of the latest aftershock.
Importance 60.0 Sentiment -50.0
alliance
United Nations
The United Nations warned that the earthquake damage would worsen Myanmar's existing humanitarian crisis, affecting agricultural production and medical facilities.
Importance 40.0 Sentiment 0.0
govactor
United States — United States Geological Survey
The United States — United States Geological Survey provided estimates for the magnitude and depth of the earthquake.
Importance 30.0 Sentiment 0.0
per
Zaw Min Tun
Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for Myanmar's military government, provided updates on the death toll and injuries from the March 28 earthquake.
Importance 20.0 Sentiment 0.0
Relationships
Myanmar related ↔ United Nations
United Nations related ↔ United States — United States Geological Survey
ERGEN INTELLIGENCE
Track this event live

Set up alerts, explore entity relationships, search across thousands of events, and build custom intelligence feeds.

Open Dashboard

About Ergen

Ergen is a news intelligence platform that converts raw news articles into structured data. It tracks events, entities, and the relationships between them, with sentiment and attention metrics derived from thousands of articles. Pages on this site are daily static snapshots from the platform's live database. For real-time tracking, search, and alerts, the full dashboard is at app.ergen.ai.