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Möng Tun score: 75/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Möng Tun safe? Burma travel risk

Is Möng Tun safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Möng Tun scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Burma Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 8 May 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Möng Tun scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Burma (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Möng Tun: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.

A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Burma travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Geographically located in Shan State (20.3000° N, 98.9333° E), Möng Tun sits inside Burma at lowland elevation.

Region
Shan State
Coordinates
20.3000° N, 98.9333° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
90,000
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Chiang Mai (168.2 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Mong Hsat Airport (MOG) 41.4 km NE

Adjacent Localities in Burma

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — 2 1 1 — — — — —
Wildfires — 8 84 2 — — — — — — — —
Earthquakes (M5.5+) — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Möng Tun happened in March (84 of 94 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)

2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.

  • Largest: M5.9 on 21 Jul 2022 (136 km away) — USGS details
  • Most recent: M5.7 on 17 Nov 2023 (110 km away) — USGS details

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Burma travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Burma entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Ban Ho Mae Salong 10
73.5 km E
Chiang Rai 15
103.0 km ESE
Kengtung 15
130.7 km NNE
Nansang 10
140.8 km WNW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy