Earthquake near Niuatoputapu [1]
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 10:55. Updated on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 10:54.
A 6.4 magnitude underwater earthquake struck 197 kilometres northwest of Niuatoputapu early Monday morning at 3:52 AM, 30 June.
The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres. Another magnitude 6.7 quake struck near ‘Uvea (Wallis Island) about an hour later.
Both quakes were harmless and a tsunami warning issued for Tonga was cancelled.