No tsunami triggered by Fiji earthquakes

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No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that struck Sunday morning near Fiji, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.

No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that struck Sunday morning near Fiji, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu.

The earthquake was recorded at 7:15 a.m. Hawaii time, according to the center.

Based on all available data, the center said a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no threat of tsunami to Hawaii.

The earthquake follows a magnitude-6.7 that struck at 5:52 a.m. Hawaii time on Sunday near Fiji. That earthquake also did not trigger a tsunami, according to the center.