Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northeast of Tonga

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Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northeast of Tonga

Tonga - The quake struck 185 km east-northeast of the capital.

By Reuters

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Published: Sat 10 Nov 2018, 11:59 AM

Last updated: Sat 10 Nov 2018, 3:31 PM

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage 
The quake struck 185 km (115 miles) east-northeast of the capital, Nuku'alofa, at a depth of 80.5 km (50 miles) 
Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago comprising 169 islands, is regularly hit by quakes, part of the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire.


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