5.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands region -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-05-27 03:26:45

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Tonga Islands region at 1912 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 17.82 degrees south latitude and 172.65 degrees west longitude.