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(Reuters) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Tonga on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter was about 270 kilometers (170 miles) south of Tonga, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the USGS.

The US Tsunami Warning System said there was no danger of a tsunami on the US West Coast, British Columbia or Alaska following the quake.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said there was no danger of a tsunami in Australia.

The USGS has revised an earlier measurement of a magnitude 6.5 earthquake.

(Reporting by Nilotpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Diane Craft and Jonathan Otis)

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