Magnitude-7.1 earthquake hits Tonga, tsunami threat issued
By Thomas Morgan in London and Maddy Morwood
Topic:Tsunamis
17m ago17 minutes agoSun 30 Mar 2025 at 1:18pm
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Geoscience Australia said the quake struck north-east of the main island. (Supplied: Geoscience Australia)
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake has hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country.
Geoscience Australia said the quake struck about 100 kilometres north-east of Tonga.
The US Geological Survey says it hit at a depth of 10 kilometres.
The US Tsunami Warning Centre advises that tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 kilometres of the earthquake epicentre.
It says waves of between 0.3 and 1 metres are possible for Tonga and Niue.
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre says there is currently no threat to the Australian mainland.
Tonga is made up of 171 islands and is more than 3,500 kilometres off of Australia's east coast.
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Posted17m ago17 minutes agoSun 30 Mar 2025 at 1:18pm, updated1m ago1 minutes agoSun 30 Mar 2025 at 1:34pm
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