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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
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A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country.
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) northeast of the main island in the early morning hours of Monday local time.
Then, a roar from below the water. The towering undersea volcano known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai had awakened, and on a balmy afternoon in January 2022 it began blasting its insides into the ...
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano, Purkis said, was at the ideal depth that it could displace a good amount of water. While waves locally were very high, the tsunami traveled as far as Peru ...
Meanwhile, Chile and Ecuador did issued tsunami warnings. On Saturday, January 15, the submarine volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai, which is located off Tonga, erupted and caused a tsunami warning ...
A 'credible' tsunami threat for the vicinity remains ... Tonga was rocked by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano in 2022, covering the most populated islands in ash. The eruption resulted ...
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.