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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported near Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded in the region of Tonga, according to an initial seismic report. No reports of damage, casualties, or a tsunami threat have been confirmed.
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WhereTonga
-20.842, -175.034 ±400 km
First reported10 days ago
Published2026-10-15 14:00 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
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 5.3 earthquake reported near Tonga. 2026-10-15T14:00:24.470Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6020. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-15/m-5-3-tonga-2449234d
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