A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Tonga today, the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country’s east coast.
The USGS said the quake hit at a depth of 243km and about 137km from the closest town of Neiafu.
It struck at 5.15pm local time (4.15pm NZT).
, a low-lying archipelago that is home to around 100,000 people and straddles the seismic Ring of Fire.
