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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
A strong earthquake struck off of Tonga this morning.
A strong earthquake struck off of Tonga this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The preliminary magnitude 6.6 quake struck at 7:28 a.m. Hawaii time, 262.5 miles southwest of Haveluloto, Tonga at a depth of 259 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
“A destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.
No serious injuries were immediately reported.
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