Earthquake in Tonga Islands, Magnitude 6.4 Record

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An earthquake occurred today in the southern region of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

According to the European Seismological Center, the magnitude of the earthquake in the southern part of the Tonga Islands was recorded at 6.4 and it was at a depth of 40 kilometers underground.

The European Seismological Center had earlier reported the magnitude of the earthquake as 6.1.

It should be remembered that on June 15, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred near the Tonga Islands.

According to the European Seismological Center, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 280 km southwest of the Tonga Islands at a depth of 167.4 km.

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