5.1-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.1-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-05-02 19:47:45

BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Tonga Islands at 1130 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 256.0 km, was initially determined to be at 18.29 degrees south latitude and 175.19 degrees west longitude.