Baku-APA. An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Tonga at 22:19:32 GMT Thursday (06:19:32 Beijing Time Friday), the U.S. Geological Survey said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
The epicenter, with a depth of 9.20 km, was initially determined to be at 19.8230 degrees south latitude and 173.7608 degrees west longitude.