Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 strikes off Tonga | World News

A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Friday, nevertheless no tsunami warning was issued, US monitoring corporations acknowledged.

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The earthquake struck shortly after 7:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 167 kilometres (103 miles) some 290 kilometres southwest of the capital Nuku’alofa, the USA Geological Survey acknowledged.

Gary Vite, chief meteorologist on the Tonga Meteorological Suppliers knowledgeable AFP there have been no immediate experiences of hurt.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre acknowledged there was no tsunami danger, based totally on obtainable information.

Veisina Sangusangu, a receptionist on the Little Italy resort in Nuku’alofa, acknowledged the quake lasted about 30 seconds.

“It was stronger than the earthquakes we regularly actually really feel. The establishing shook,” she added.

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Tonga sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fireside”, the place tectonic plates sometimes shift, steadily experiencing seismic train.