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‘It was a long earthquake, it wasn’t a jolt’

A strong, deep 6.7-magnitude earthquake that hit 134 km from Neiafu has been felt around the group on Sunday.

There was no tsunami warning issued.

The quake, which struck at 11.27pm was centred at a depth of 247 km,  the Tonga Meteorological Service said.

USGS reported that the nearby places to the centre of the quake included Neiafu at 134.4 kilometre south east.

Reports on social media said it was long and it wasn’t a jolt.

“A bit of a shake – an earthquake? The bed was actually shaking”, a commenter wrote on Facebook.

“It is a sign we will have a sunny day tomorrow”, one commenter wrote.