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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake reported in Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has been recorded in the Tonga region according to initial seismic reporting. No reports of damage or casualties have been corroborated at this time. The precise depth and impact of the tremor remain unconfirmed.
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WhereTonga
-20.842, -175.034 ±400 km
First reported6 days ago
Published2026-10-18 19:54 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 in Tonga. 2026-10-18T19:54:26.046Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6384. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-18/m-5-3-tonga-2484d2bd
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