A 6.3 MAGNITUDE earthquake was recorded in the Tongan region this morning.
The seismic activity was reported to have occurred at 1043am, 289km North-northwest from Nuku’alofa, 562km West-northwest from Alofi, Niue, and 671km East from Suva, Fiji.
The strong earthquake with a shallow depth of 10km did not pose any immediate tsunami threat to the Fiji region.