A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific Ocean that comprises some 170 islands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the 7.0 magnitude quake struck roughly 60 ...

When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists ...

Tonga's time zone is 13 hours ahead of the UK. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued an alert saying hazardous waves could be possible for coasts located within 185 miles of the epicentre. The ...

On Sunday, a powerful magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Initial fears of a tsunami were soon alleviated, ...

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga.

The New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has concluded the Tonga leg of his Pacific mission and is now en route to ...

Tsunamis have hit Washington and the Puget Sound region in the past, and they will happen again in the future.

A HUGE 7.1-magnitude earthquake has hit near Tonga and Niue in the Pacific Ocean and prompted a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 62 miles northeast of the main ...

Tonga is a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with just over 100,000 people, most of whom live on the main island of Tongatapu. It is 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) northeast of New Zealand ...

The US Tsunami Warning Centre earlier warned waves were possible within 300 kilometres of the epicentre, which struck approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Tonga.

A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific Ocean that comprises some 170 islands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the 7.0 magnitude quake struck roughly ...