Tonga region registers 5.9 mag earthquake

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Tonga region registers 5.9 mag earthquake

Update: 5:06PM A 5.9 MAGNITUDE earthquake was recorded in the Tonga Islands region last night.

The seismic activity occurred at 12.42am at a depth of 158km.

The Seismology Unit of the Mineral Resources department in Suva reported the earthquake was located 16km South-southeast from Hihifo, Niuatoputapu Is in Tonga; 329km Southwest from Upolu, Samoa; and 867km Northeast from Suva.

No immediate threat was reported as a result of this seismic event.