Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes south of Tonga

Tonga earthquake: The earthquake was at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), EMSC said.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck south of Tonga, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported on Sunday.

The earthquake was at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), EMSC said. (istock)

The earthquake was at a depth of 40 km (25 miles), EMSC said. EMSC had first reported a magnitude of 6.1 for the earthquake.