Is Myingyan safe? Burma travel risk
Is Myingyan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Myingyan 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.
Myingyan 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 Myingyan: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Mandalay at 21.4600° N, 95.3883° E (elevation 76 m), Myingyan lies in Burma. Time zone: Asia/Yangon.
Mandalay
21.4600° N, 95.3883° E
76 m
Asia/Yangon
91,542
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Myingyan happened in March (2 of 2 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: M7.7 on 28 Mar 2025 (83 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.7 on 28 Mar 2025 (66 km away) — USGS details
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