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

5.2-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-16 05:14:30

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Tonga Islands at 2054 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 98.5 km, was initially determined to be at 15.59 degrees south latitude and 173.07 degrees west longitude.