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(Reuters) – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Tonga on Monday, shortly after 6 a.m. local time, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.
The center said the quake occurred at a depth of two kilometers. This came hours after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit the same area.
The Environmental Management Center said earlier that the quake had a magnitude of 5.6, with a depth of 8 km.
Additional reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens
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