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Urgent: 5.3-magnitude quake hits 89km SSE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

Xinhua,December 20, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 89 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga at 22:52:51 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 20.5 degrees south latitude and 173.93 degrees west longitude. Enditem

 

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