An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale jolted Tonga at 12:07:04 p.m. Friday (2307 GMT on Thursday), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 41.00 km, was initially determined to be at 15.0000 degrees south latitude and 174.8000 degrees west longitude. The epicenter is some 355 km westsouth of Samoa#39;s capital of Apia and 415 km north of Tonga#39;s second largest town of Neiafu. There have been no reports of casualties or property damage so far.
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6.8 earthquake in Tonga 2011
