Kamjong (Manipur) [India], April 21 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck Manipur early Tuesday, based on the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The epicentre was in Kamjong, and the tremor was recorded at 5:59:33 IST.
The earthquake originated at a depth of 62 kilometres beneath the floor, indicating a reasonably deep seismic occasion.
In a publish on X, the NCS stated, ‘EQ of M: 5.2, On: 21/04/2026 05:59:33 IST, Lat: 24.703 N, Long: 94.415 E, Depth: 62 Km, Location: Kamjong, Manipur.’
A day earlier, a robust earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northeastern and northern Japan on Monday, prompting a tsunami warning, the nation’s climate company stated.
An 80-centimetre tsunami was noticed at Kuji port in Iwate Prefecture, the Japanese Meteorological Agency stated.
The 4:53 p.m. quake registered an higher 5 on Japan’s seismic depth scale of seven and occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres, based on the Japan Meteorological Agency, as cited by state media Kyodo.
‘Notable quake, preliminary information: M 7.4 – 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan,’ the USGS stated. The earthquake’s magnitude was initially estimated at 7.4 however was later revised upward.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned of quakes of an analogous scale for per week, Kyodo reported. Public broadcaster NHK reported that the quake struck at a depth of 10 km.
The Japanese climate company issued tsunami warnings for the Pacific coasts of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate prefectures, forecasting waves of as much as 3 metres to reach instantly.
No abnormalities had been reported on the Higashidori and Onagawa nuclear vegetation in Aomori and Miyagi prefectures, or on the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear energy vegetation in Fukushima Prefecture, based on their operators, as cited by the Kyodo news company.
Addressing reporters at her workplace, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged folks in quake-affected areas to evacuate to larger floor. JR East stated it had suspended companies of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet practice between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations. (ANI)