6.0-magnitude quake hits Tonga

Nukualofa, June 25 (IANS) An earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale, rocked south of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The temblor hit the region at 07:16:59 GMT, Xinhua news agency reported.

It was epicentred at 24.0318 degrees south latitude and 175.6262 degrees west longitude.

Its depth was 7.087 km.

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