Nuku?alofa: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck the Tonga Islands on Friday. According to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), the earthquake was estimated at a depth of 212 km. There was also no immediate tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
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Tongo is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited.
The island nation is in the top 10 of most earthquake-prone countries in the world.In 2022, Tonga registered 421 earthquakes measuring magnitude 4 or stronger within 300 kilometers of the country.
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