There are hopes that a formal meeting of journalists from Tonga and Papua New Guinea last week will lead to the development ...

A HUGE 7.1-magnitude earthquake has hit near Tonga and Niue in the Pacific Ocean and prompted a tsunami warning. The US ...

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little ...

Tonga was jolted in the early hours of Monday- local time- after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck just over 60 ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck southeast of Pangai, Tonga, early on March 31, 2025, at 1:18 a.m. local time. According to ...

The Tonga Meteorological Services told residents in the risk area to evacuate inland to high ground, three-story solid ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific Island country. The temblor hit around 100km (62 miles) northeast of the main island early on Monday ...

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