6.1 M Earthquake Strikes Near Archipelago of Tonga in Pacific Ocean

The map of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake near the Tonga archipelago in the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 8, 2017. USGS

A significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the Pacific Ocean near the archipelago of Tonga, about 2,000 miles east of Australia.

The U.S. Geological Survey says that the quake struck at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday and had a depth of 6.2 miles. The USGS revised the strength of the quake from 6.4 down to 6.1