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

5.1-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands region -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-08-25 03:44:45

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Tonga Islands region at 1019 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 17.92 degrees south latitude and 172.23 degrees west longitude.