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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded in the Tonga region according to a preliminary seismic report. There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties. It is not yet known whether the tremor was felt on nearby islands.
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WhereTonga
-20.842, -175.034 ±400 km
First reported38 days ago
Published2026-09-17 04:33 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.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
Cite this record
Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.3 earthquake recorded in Tonga. 2026-09-17T04:33:34.147Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2575. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-17/m-5-3-tonga-73771664
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