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.
