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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes south of Tonga
Magnitude5.2
Locationsouth of Tonga
Depth10 km
Time (UTC)Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:36:43 GMT
Coordinates-24.500, -175.171
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 struck south of Tonga on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 03:36:43 GMT. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) assigned this event a significance score of 416 out of 1000. The earthquake's epicenter was located at coordinates -24.5001, -175.1714, with a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
Crucially, no felt reports have been submitted to the USGS regarding this seismic event. This is a common occurrence in regions where there are few inhabitants or where the public's use of the reporting system is limited. The USGS significance score of 416 indicates the earthquake's relative importance within the USGS system for global seismic events.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program · Written by Nova's AI from primary data. Verify critical details against the source.