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An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 was recorded off the coast of Tonga, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said, Report informs. According to the center, the epicenter was located 259 km northwest of Nuku'alofa, the capital of the kingdom.

In February 2018, a devastating earthquake of magnitude 6.5 killed 16 people and injured another 285.

Earlier in the day, another 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area near Hualien at 5:08 p.m.

A magnitude-5.1 offshore earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea off eastern Taiwan on April 21, Report informs via Crisis24. The epicenter was about 58 km south of Hualien City, Hualien County.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in Sulusaray district of Tokat city, Türkiye, Report informs citing the Natural Disaster Management Authority (AFAD). The earthquake, with a depth of 5.99 kilometers, was also felt in the neighboring provinces.

Utility outages are possible, particularly near the earthquake's epicenter.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off southwestern Japan on Wednesday night, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no tsunami warnings or reports of damage, Report informs, citing NDTV.

However, the maximum damage was caused by the drought of 2000 ($170 million in 2022 prices) and the Spitak earthquake of 1988 ($34.6 billion in 2022 prices). Direct losses from earthquakes in the country could reach $2.4 billion (12.3% of 2022 GDP).

The region was rattled last month when at least five people were killed and an estimated 1,000 homes were destroyed following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake.

A magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake occurred in the Molucca Sea on April 13, Report informs via Crisis24. The epicenter was about 177 km west-northwest of Ternate, Indonesia's North Maluku Province.