Twin earthquakes jolt Manipur; no damage reported

Published on May 28, 2025

IMPHAL — Two earthquakes struck Manipur in the early hours of Wednesday with an interval of roughly one and a half hours, according to preliminary reports from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Ministry of Earth Sciences. Fortunately, no damage or casualties have been reported at the time of filing this report.
The first tremor, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, was recorded at 1:54 am with its epicentre in Churachandpur district. The second, a milder quake of 2.5 magnitude, struck at 2:26 am with the epicentre located in Noney district, the NCS stated.

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Residents in Bishnupur district, which borders Churachandpur, and those in the state capital Imphal, felt both quakes. “We felt the first earthquake clearly at home,” said a resident of Ningthoukhong village in Bishnupur who also works as a district news correspondent for All India Radio Imphal.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), NCS reported: "Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.2, Occurred on 28-05-2025, 01:54:29 IST, Lat: 24.46N & Long: 94.70E, Depth: 40 Km, Location: Churachandpur, Manipur."
A second post stated: "Earthquake of Magnitude: 2.5, Occurred on 28-05-2025, 02:26:10 IST, Lat: 24.53N & Long: 93.50E, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Noney, Manipur."
This is not the first time Manipur has experienced multiple tremors in a short span. On March 5, 2025, two back-to-back earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 4.1 were reported in Kamjong district—bordering Myanmar—though no damage was recorded.
Manipur also witnessed a devastating quake on January 4, 2016, when a 6.7-magnitude earthquake claimed eight lives and caused widespread structural damage, including to the iconic ‘Nupi Keithel’ (women’s market) in Imphal.