Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Strikes Near Neiafu, Tonga

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Hong Kong: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 156 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga, at 20:05:33 GMT on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The quake’s epicenter was located at a depth of 10.0 km, with coordinates of 19.41 degrees south latitude and 172.73 degrees west longitude.

Additionally, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 01:09 GMT on Wednesday.

This earthquake also had a depth of 10.0 km, with its epicenter initially recorded at 46.83 degrees south latitude and 10.54 degrees west longitude.