NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) — A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Tonga islands region, seismologists said Friday, issuing a tsunami warning for Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
The quake, which hit at 6.17 am (1817 GMT), was centred 210 kilometres (130 miles) south-southeast of Nuku'Alofa, Tonga and 480 km east-southeast of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
It struck at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said.
A Tsunami warning was issued for Tonga, Niue, Kermadec Islands, American Samoa, Samoa and Fiji.
They are saying that this is connected to the volcano that erupted earlier this week near Tonga.
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