A light 4.8 earthquake reported was strongly felt in Tongtapu the mainland of Tonga Islands today at 7.04am Saturday 12.

There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning has been issued.

“Earthquake right now in Tonga… reasonably strong…the waiting game… hope everything is OK” wrote Sevenitini  Toumoʻua on Facebook.

According to earthquakenewstoday a light earthquake magnitude 4.8 has struck on Sunday (Tongan time), 103 km West  of Havelu, Tonga.