The United States Geological Survey indicated that a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the sea 112 kilometers west of Neiafu, a town in the South Pacific island country of Tonga, on the 24th. The earthquake occurred at approximately 12:37 p.m.
The USGS stated that the earthquake had a focal depth of 237 kilometers (147 miles), with the epicenter located about 150 kilometers west of Neiafu, Tonga's second-largest city.
Authorities noted that no tsunami warning was triggered by this earthquake.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stated: “Because the earthquake originated deep beneath the Earth’s crust, there is no tsunami threat.”