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Strong earthquake hits Tonga sea area
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-19 21:55

BEIJING - China's seismological network monitored an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolting the sea area of the Tonga Islands at 1:10 pm on Sunday (Beijing Time).

The strong quake was at 21.7 degrees south latitude and 173.8 degrees west longitude, with a depth of 33 km, it reported.