Magnitude 7.3 #earthquake offshore Tonga 45 minutes ago (2022-11-11Z10:48) - Normal faulting. Incredible signal at station IU.CTAO (Charters Towers, Australia, available via IRIS)
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ip0l/executive
See https://www.tsunami.gov/ for #tsunami information. Advisory in place
@stevenjgibbons
but in an area (outer rise - just outside of a subduction zone) where normal (extensional) faulting is common. #Eartrhquake