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No tsunami threat to Hawaii following 5.4 magnitude Tonga earthquake

COURTESY PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was reported in Tonga this afternoon.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Tonga, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported this afternoon.

The earthquake was centered 91 kilometers northeast of Hihifo, Tonga.

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