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Massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga

 

Nuku’alofa: An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 jolted Tonga, the United States Geological Survey said in a tweet. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the earthquake.

The earthquake struck 95 km West Northwest of Hihifo, Tonga. The quake struck at 16:02 (UTC) and at a depth of 210.1 km.USGS Earthquake tweeted, ‘Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.6 – 95 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga’. No casualty has been reported yet. Further details are awaited.

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