The large quake struck at 12am local time (12pm UK time) around 100km south east of the village of Pangai.
There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake on Wednesday.
The quake struck 206km east northeast of the Tonga capital and was a shallow 14 km deep, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Tonga is located in the Ring of Fire, an earthquake danger zone where 80% of all tremors globally strike.
No immediate tsunami warning has been issued.
Source Article from https://www.sott.net/article/364718-Shallow-6-4-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-Tonga-Islands
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