M5.4 quake centred 38km NE Nuku'alofa [1]
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 13:08
A short strong tremor was felt in Nuku'alofa this morning but no damage has been reported. The USGS Earthquake Information Center recorded a M5.4 earthquake centred 38km north east of Nuku'alofa at a local time of 11:41am.
The earthquake was located at 20.870°S 174.954°W at a depth of 40.3km (25.0mi).
The Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone generates many large earthquakes on the interface between the descending Pacific and overriding Australia plates.