Shallow 6.4-magnitude quake hits Pacific,no tsunami alert

The region has been pummelled by some 20 aftershocks after Thursdays triple tremors measuring 7.6,7.8 and 7.3 sparked a tsunami warning for much of the South Pacific,sending thousands of residents fleeing from the coast.

The Pacific is still recovering from last week8217;s 8.0 magnitude earthquake and huge tsunami which crashed into Samoa,American Samoa and Tonga,wiping out villages and resorts and killing 184.

Samoa was holding a national day of mourning including a ceremony at Apia stadium and a mass funeral for 11 of the victims.