Wikinews Shorts: March 14, 2008

Earthquake hits Tonga region
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 has hit Tonga and the surrounding region. The USGS reports that it hit the region just after 0400 local time (1600 UTC). The earthquake was offshore, with the nearest major islands being Tonga.

Sources
 * Google map of the earthquake
 * Google map of the earthquake