Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga region
"Based on all available data the tsunami threat from this Earthquake has now passed," said the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
A white plume rises over Tonga when the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai erupted(photo credit: CIRA/NOAA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: