An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred off the coast of Tonga

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 was recorded off the coast of Tonga. This was announced on April 13 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

It is specified that the seismic event was registered at 20:03 UTC (23:03 Moscow time), 615 km southwest of the capital of the kingdom of Nuku'alofa, where about 22.4 thousand people live. The source was located at a depth of 262 km.

There was no immediate information about casualties or damage.

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On April 13, the Center reported a magnitude 5.5 earthquake off the coast of Papua New Guinea. At that time, the epicenter was located 307 km south of the capital of the state, and the center was located at a depth of 67 km.