A strong earthquake was felt in Tonga’s northern island of Niuatoputapu this morning.

The 6.7 magnitude had a depth of 10km.

It was initially registered at magnitude 6.9 by the US Geological Survey, but since downgraded to 6.7.

“No tsunami threat and no action are required”, the Tonga Met Services said.

The earthquake had also struck Samoa and people were reportedly told to move inland as a precaution in case of a tsunami.

RNZ reporting on Samoa quake later said the “tsunami watch has been cancelled for Samoan low-lying coastal areas after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck”.

In 2009, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake generated a tsunami that killed nine people on Niuatoputapu, and 149 in neighbouring Samoa.