. Tsunami waves from the earthquake were possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Niue and Tonga, it added. The quake was at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said, though elsewhere it had been reported as being at a depth of 24km. A message posted to social media by a local woman on Friday morning said she was moving inland and to higher ground. "Keep safe, drive safely, and look out for one another please.," it said. "If I thought I'd never have to relive another Jan 15th incident, climate change just proved me wrong - please keep #Tonga in your prayers " A row of other vehicles behind her appeared to be doing the same thing ( @AnaTupouP/Twitter) An accompanying video was taken out the back of a vehicle driving in the darkness. A line of other vehicles could be seen following behind in visibly wet conditions. Another social media user reported feeling "shaking for about 3-5 seconds from 7.5 earthquake in Tonga". "Thank you Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for the alert. American Samoa is now on a Tsunami advisory," he said. The earthquake comes just months after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Tonga in January, sparking a tsunami, that left at least three people dead and homes across the country damaged. This came two weeks after the country was rocked by a huge volcanic eruption. The United States Geological Survey recorded the tremor at a depth of 14.5km around 136 miles west-northwest of the village of Pangai, in Tonga's Ha'apai islands. A huge 7.5-magnitude earthquake h){kind=link}
The huge earthquake rocked the sea around 130 miles south-east of Tonga and tsunami warnings have been issued for American Samoa and surrounding regions
A huge 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck the Pacific Ocean, prompting a tsunami warning.
The tremor rocked the sea around 130 miles south-east of Tonga, with Tsunami warnings have been issued for American Samoa, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC).
Tsunami waves from the earthquake were possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Niue and Tonga, it added.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km, the USGS said, though elsewhere it had been reported as being at a depth of 24km.