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Updated at 2:49 p.m., Saturday, July 7, 2007

Friday morning earthquake rattles area near Tonga

Advertiser Staff

An earthquake that was assigned a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rumbled through an area near Tonga early Friday morning.

The earthquake, which occurred at 7:40 a.m. Hawai'i time, was centered about 65 miles east-southeast of Hihifo, Tonga.

There were no reports of injuries or damage caused by the quake.