San Chaung, Myanmar (Burma) Güncel Saati — MMT.

On 28 March 2025, at 12:50:52 MMT, a moment magnitude (Mw ) 7.7–7.9 earthquake struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, with an epicenter close to Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. The shaking caused by this strike-slip shock reached a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Myanmar since 1912, and the second deadliest in Myanmar's modern history, surpassed only by upper estimates of the 1930 Bago earthquake. The earthquake caused extensive damage in Myanmar, particularly in areas near the rupture, and significant damage in neighboring Thailand. Hundreds of homes were also damaged in Yunnan, China, while more than 400 apartments were affected in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Distance-wise, San Chaung is closest to Singapore (~1,944 km), Dubai (~4,312 km), Tokyo (~4,755 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 16,075 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

San Chaung sits inside Myanmar (Burma) — the South-Eastern Asia subregion, capital Naypyidaw, languages Burmese, currency MMK (Ks).

Around San Chaung, the nearest mapped reference cities are Kone Ta La Paung (11 km), Hlegu (13 km), Shwenatha (14 km), Okpo (14 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for MMT planning.

Closest curated airport references from San Chaung: RGN Yangon (21 km).

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