Significant magnitude 5.7 quake hits 128 km southeast of Bangai, Tonga early morning
5.7 quake 29 May 4:32 am (GMT +13)

Tonga was shaken near Bangai, Pangai, Ha‘apai, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 only 16 minutes ago, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Bangai, Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga, early morning on Sunday, May 29th, 2022, at 4:32 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Bangai (pop. 1,700) located 128 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: May 29, 2022 4:32 am (GMT +13) local time (28 May 2022 15:32 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.7
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 20.16°S / 173.29°W (South Pacific Ocean, Tonga)
Primary data source: RaspberryShake
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