A Pacific tsunami warning centre said a ‘hazardous’ tsunami was generated in Tonga and that there is a threat to American Samoa.

Tsunami waves measuring two feet in height were generated in American Samoa after volcanic activity in Tonga, a US-based Pacific tsunami monitoring centre has said.

The Tonga Meteorological Services issued the warning in all of Tonga and said a tsunami warning had been put in force for all of Tonga.

In a statement, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu said that “a tsunami was generated by this earthquake.

It also said that the centre is monitoring the tsunami threat.

Among the recommended actions, it said that “persons in or near the ocean along the coasts of all of American Samoa should move immediately out of the water and away from beaches and harbours.”.

The Pacific tsunami warning centre also warned that any persons in the ocean should get out of water.” And that “persons near the ocean should move away from beaches and harbours.”.

In 2009, two large earthquakes struck midway between Samoa and American Samoa and those earthquakes generated tsunami waves of up to 22 metres —72 feet — killing at least 192 people —149 in Samoa, 34 in American Samoa, and 9 in Niuatoputapu, Tonga, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.