Earthquake Of Magnitude 7.4 Hits Tonga, No Tsunami Warning

Posted by: lukwago J in world news May 11, 2023

The United States Geological Survey said that an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 rattled Tonga on Thursday(May11).

The US Tsunami warnings system said there was no tsunami warning after the earthquake. The USGS stated that the quake hit at 1602 GMT about 100 kilo meters off Tonga’s remote volcanic island of Niuatoputapu at a depth of 210 kilometres.

Gary Vite, chief meteorologist at Tonga Meteorological services near the capital Nuku’alofa said , “ we had calls early in the morning from people who felt it but there have been no reports of damage.”

Meanwhile news agencies reported that the tremors were felt in some 360 kilometres from the epicentre in the Samoan capital Apia.

Samoa meteorological service spokesperson said that “strong vibrations” shook the office near Apia.
However no damage or casualties had been reported.

A massive underwater volcano off Tonga last year in January had triggered Tsunami warnings.

The dramatic explosion of the Hungarian Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano was seen in satellite images as the eruption sent smoke and ash into the air.

The volcanic eruption sent tsunami waves across the pacific and caused massive damage knocking out communications for the nation of about 105,000 people.

In similar news previously reported by NEWSLEXPOINT.com, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck just north of Anchorage, Alaska, shaking buildings, cracking roads and pausing air traffic into the state’s busiest airport.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, at least 277,000 people felt “strong” shaking from this 7.0 earthquake.

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