Present-day crustal deformation and slip rate along the southern Sagaing fault in Myanmar by GNSS observation

•Crustal deformation along the central and southern Sagaing fault in Myanmar is studied using data from newly established GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) networks.•Locking depths are 10 km, 16 km, and 10 km for the Sagaing segment (SGs), Meiktila segment (MTLs), and Bago segment (BGOs) respectively from north to south.•The slip rates are 23 – 24 mm/yr for the Sagaing and Meiktila segments, while the southernmost Bago segment has a significantly slower slip rate of about 16 mm/yr than the others.•The Meiktila segment, which has not ruptured since the 19th century, is inferred to present the greatest seismic hazard, with both the deepest estimated locking depth and the highest slip rate among the three segments studied here.•The shift in center of peak strain rate between the two northern segments (Sagaing segment and Meiktila segment) might be related to the seismic gap in the central part of the Sagaing fault.