Magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Myanmar, tremors felt in Manipur

1 min readNew DelhiApr 21, 2026 08:32 AM IST

A series of earthquakes struck Manipur and Myanmar on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Kamjong near the Manipur-Myanmar border.

A magnitude 4.6 hit was detected in Myanmar at 05:38 am, and another one with its epicentre in Kamjong, Manipur near the India-Myanmar border was recorded at 05:59 am. The latter recorded a magnitude of 5.2.

In the meantime, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake was felt in Colombia and Ecuador.

This comes a day after Magnitude 7.4 earthquake was detected off the coast of Japan.