Northeast India, June 11: Two low-intensity earthquakes were recorded in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh today, with no reports of damage or casualties, according to officials from the respective state disaster management departments.
Data from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) indicated that the first tremor, measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale, struck Manipur’s Imphal East district at a depth of 37 km. The second, a 3.6 magnitude quake, occurred in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district at a shallow depth of 5 km.
Officials confirmed that the tremors were minor and did not result in any reported injuries or structural damage.
This comes after similar seismic activity in the region earlier this month. On June 2, Arunachal Pradesh’s Lepa Rada district and Manipur’s Churachandpur district experienced quakes measuring 3.3 and 3.5, respectively. Another mild tremor of 3.6 magnitude was reported in Assam’s Kamrup district on June 3.
On May 28, three successive earthquakes, the strongest measuring 5.2, were recorded in Manipur’s Churachandpur and Noney districts over a span of nine hours. No damage was reported from those incidents either.
Churachandpur district in Manipur borders Mizoram and Myanmar—regions that frequently experience seismic activity.
In May alone, NCS recorded 20 mild quakes across four northeastern states Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, and Meghalaya. Arunachal Pradesh reported seven quakes, followed by Manipur with five, and four each in Assam and Meghalaya.
The northeast region of India lies in one of the most seismically active zones in the world, making earthquake preparedness a continual priority for local authorities and infrastructure planners.