Urgent: 7.6-magnitude quake hits 153 km W of Neiafu, Tonga -- USGS-Xinhua

Urgent: 7.6-magnitude quake hits 153 km W of Neiafu, Tonga -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-24 12:53:00

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 jolted 153 km west of Neiafu, Tonga at 0437 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 237.5 km, was initially determined to be at 18.70 degrees south latitude and 175.43 degrees west longitude.