6.2 quake strikes off coast of Tonga

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 7.40pm yesterday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage. The epicentre of the strong quake was 219 kilometres northwest of Pangai, a town on the remote island of Lifuka, at a depth of 4.2 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of the quake being felt in Tonga or neighbouring Fiji. The area has seen daily earthquake activity since Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted on January 15.