Powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocks Tonga

Sowaibah Hanifie
7NEWS
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off Tonga.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has rocked the Pacific island nation of Tonga.

The quake epicentre was recorded offshore, 154km from the capital city of Nuku’alofa, at 2am on Tuesday.

Geoscience Australia said it had a depth of 47km.

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There have been no initial reports of damage.

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