An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 was recorded in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the state of Tonga. This was announced on May 11 on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).

The tremor was recorded at 22:04 UTC (01:04 Moscow time on May 12). It is specified that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 126 km northeast of the capital Nuku'alofa with a population of 22.4 thousand people. The hearth was located at a depth of approximately 10 km.

At the moment, information about casualties and damage has not been announced.

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