Magnitude 7.3 earthquake puts Tonga on tsunami alert; Waves observed in Samoa | world News

Reuters | | By Nisha Anand

The Tonga government on Friday issued a tsunami warning after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck offshore about 207 kilometers (128 miles) from the capital, and warned residents not to move inland to higher ground.

The quake was 24.8 kilometers (15.4 miles) deep and struck the sea about 207 kilometers (128.6 miles) east-southeast of Niavo, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A tsunami warning has also been issued for American Samoa, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). It added that dangerous tsunamis from the quake were likely to occur 300 km from the epicenter along the coasts of Niue and Tonga.

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The Tonga Meteorological Service has warned residents not to move indoors. An island country is a country with a population of about 100,000 and is spread across 171 islands.

“An urgent tsunami warning is now in effect across Tonga due to the strong earthquake that was felt in the kingdom tonight. Please move indoors immediately so more are notified,” she said on her Facebook page.

Officials initially gave the volume at 7.1, but later adjusted it to 7.3.

In January, the eruption of the Hongja Tonga-Hunga Hapai volcano triggered a tsunami that devastated villages and resorts and cut communications in the South Pacific nation of about 105,000 people. At least three people were killed.

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