An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred off the coast of the Kingdom of Tonga

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was recorded off the coast of the Kingdom of Tonga — Tongatapu in the Pacific Ocean, the Australian State Geological Bureau reported on its website on Friday, June 27.

It is specified that the tremors were recorded at a depth of 600 km. The epicenter of the natural disaster was located in the ocean, 340 km from the capital of the state of Nuku'alofa with a population of more than 24 thousand people.

There was no data on the consequences of the natural phenomenon.

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Earlier, tremors were reported in Japan and Pakistan.

On June 22, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded in southern Iran. The hearth was located at a depth of 10 km.