M-6.0 earthquake strikes in waters off Tonga

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No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that struck Tuesday in Tonga.

No tsunami was triggered by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that struck Tuesday in Tonga.

The earthquake was recorded at 2:30 p.m. Hawaii time west-northwest of Pangai, Tonga, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There is no tsunami threat to Hawaii.