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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported in Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has been recorded in the region of Tonga, according to preliminary seismic data. Further details on depth, precise location, and whether any damage or casualties occurred are not yet available.

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WhereTonga
-20.842, -175.034 ±400 km
First reported44 days ago
Published2026-09-11 09:22 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings0
0 independently corroborated tellings, 1 unresolved. A report we could not place either way is not counted as independence.

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No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.

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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported in Tonga. 2026-09-11T09:22:57.208Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:1934. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-11/m-5-tonga-d59b4a07

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