Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 100 kilometers (62 miles ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island country passed. Tsunami sirens ...

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck in the hours of the Monday morning centred 79 kilometres south-southeast of Pangai in the Ha'apai group of islands.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey ...

An urgent tsunami warning has been issued for the Pacific Island of Tonga after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck nearby. The US Geological Survey said the tremor hit around 62 miles northeast of ...

Charlotte Lytton and Matthew Abbott traveled to Tonga to report this story. All photographs were made in May 2023. Sept. 1 at 6:00 a.m. Warning: This graphic requires ...

The Tonga tsunami in January 2022 was the result of a strong undersea volcanic eruption that sent tsunami waves across the entire Pacific Ocean basin. Most tsunamis, though, are generated by ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Tonga Islands on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific ...