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Magnitude 6 earthquake hits South Pacific region
The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology also detected the tremor
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An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the Tonga region in the South Pacific on Friday, according to multiple monitoring centres.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake was at a depth of 100 km (62 miles).
The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) also detected the tremor in the South Pacific at 12.11pm (local time). It registered a magnitude of 6.1 on the National Seismic Network's Richter scale.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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