A strong earthquake hit off the coast of Tonga late on Friday night local time, initially prompting a tsunami warning for the small Pacific Island nation. While the government had urged residents to ...

Powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Tonga today, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS) Powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Tonga today, according to United States ...

March 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck about 455.5 kilometres (282.4 miles) south-southwest of Ohonua, Tonga, on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga early Monday morning, prompting a tsunami warning that has since been lifted. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake hit about 62 ...

The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Vaini, Tonga on Tuesday. The quake hit at 9:18 PM local time at a depth of 149 kilometers. There was no ...

The ancient Tongan phrase for tsunami is peau kula, which translates to red wave. The deeper meaning of the words became clear to Taaniela Kula, the head of Tonga’s Geological Services, when he ...

June 17 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near Tonga on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake's epicenter was located about 270 km (170 miles) south of Tonga, at ...