An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 was recorded to the west of the Kingdom of Tonga

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred near the western coast of the main island of the Kingdom of Tonga, Tongatapu. This was announced on March 11 by the Australian State Geological Bureau.

It is specified that the seismic event occurred at a distance of 300 km from the capital of the Kingdom, the city of Nuku'alofa, which has a population of 22 thousand. Human. Its source was at a depth of 414 km.

There was no additional information about casualties or damage.

On the same day, it was reported that an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 was recorded near the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. The epicenter of the tremors was located at coordinates 28.696, 130.235. The source of the tremors was at a depth of 22 km.