Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Tonga Islands

May 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Tonga Islands region on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 252 km (156.586 miles), GFZ said.

Reporting by Anusha S in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler

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