DHAKA: A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Fiji shortly after another hit off Tonga but there was no threat of a tsunami.

The US seismologists said this which was reported by the Reliefweb.int.

The offshore quake occurred at 9:28 am (2128 GMT Saturday), centered around 100 kilometres (62 miles) northeast of the Fijian island of Ndoi at a depth of 594 km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on its website.

It came 20 minutes after a 6.3-magnitude quake hit 124 kilometers northwest of Tonga.

The USGS said there was a low possibility of casualties and damage.

BDST: 0856 HRS, SEP 25, 2016
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