Tonga has been shaken emotionally and physically by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake this morning at 4.02 am.
The earthquake hit at 35km West-North-West of Havelu, Tonga.
The quake has been widely felt across the mainland Tongatapu, with reports of shaking from as far afield as Hahake and Hihifo
“And… there is an earthquake!!! cannot run outside, its windy and raining there… so under the bed? ohh noo, cannot fit, … into the closet then!”, Nuku’alofa resident, Yvette Paea Guttenbeil reported on Facebook.