5.5-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands

HONG KONG — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Tonga Islands at 14:01 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 19.36 degrees south latitude and 173.01 degrees west longitude.

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