5.9 magnitude quake near Fiji

A seismograph. File photo / Jim Eagles

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off Fiji but no tsunami warning has been issued.

The quake was centred 190km south-west of the Wallis and Fatuna islands at a depth of 10.2km and hit at 4.01am (5.01am NZT), the United States Geological Survey reported.

There have not yet been any reports of damage.

- NZHERALD STAFF