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

5.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-03-23 00:18:15|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Tonga Islands at 1600 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 15.21 degrees south latitude and 173.01 degrees west longitude.

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