Beijing (ANTARA News/PNA-OANA) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Tonga at 10:06 a.m. Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 kilometers, was monitored at 15.3 degrees south latitude and 173.1 degrees west longitude, the center said in a statement.(*)

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