5.4-magnitude quake hits South of Tonga Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.4-magnitude quake hits South of Tonga Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-07-30 05:17:46

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted South of Tonga Islands at 2052 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 24.69 degrees south latitude and 175.25 degrees west longitude.