The US Geological Survey reported a 6.2 magnitude earthquake 225 kilometres WNW of Pangai, Tonga, at 06:40 GMT on Thursday. The epicentre was initially determined to be at 19.0681 degrees south latitude and 176.3494 degrees west longitude, according to the Xinhua news agency. The post Tonga hit by another earthquake just weeks after massive volcanic eruption appeared first on Insider Paper .

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck near the Vanuatu islands in the South Pacific on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. No tsunami warning was issued due to the depth of the quake, said the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii. The quake, which was upgraded from a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, was […]