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Strong 7.1 quake registered east of Tonga - USGS

Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:39am EDT
SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rocked a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean 195 km (120 miles) east of the island nation of Tonga on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said on its website that the quake had been measured at a depth of 33 km and that no tsunami warning had been issued. (Editing by Paul Tait)


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