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M 5.2 - 71 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

Earthquake time
18 October 2026 at 19:32 UTC
First saved by us
18 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record
19 October 2026

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Source classification
M5.2 · reviewed

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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC
  1. Saved by us

    Starting point

    First saved record

    Our first saved version of M 5.2 - 71 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Earthquake time: 18 October 2026 at 19:32 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u37h",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 5.2 - 71 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-18T19:32:28.734Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-18T20:13:00.040Z",
      "place": "71 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u37h",
      "coordinates": [
        -174.2956,
        -21.541
      ],
      "magnitude": 5.2,
      "depth": 10,
      "severity": "M5.2",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "83cfa85fa5ecd57e1a289f0df2a9aabe42ea72ab2618208e2fb78d6282cd6c82"
    }
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