Tonga was rocked by an earthquake which initial reports suggested could cause hazardous waves on its coastline.

It subsequently revised the assessment, saying “the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed”, but authorities in ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

A 7.0-magnitude quake struck offshore near Tonga, the US Geological Survey said Sunday, with authorities in the Pacific island nation warning of tsunami waves. The shallow quake hit 79 kilometres ...

A 7.0-magnitude quake struck near Tonga, prompting tsunami warnings from authorities. Residents were advised to evacuate to high ground or solid buildings in risk areas. The tsunami threat was ...

The director of Tonga Meteorological Services ... The destructive event also flattened buildings in hard-hit places, where officials said they were continuing to search debris for additional ...

Tonga, an independent country within the Polynesian ... bringing down scores of buildings and damaging other infrastructure like the city's airport. Aftershocks continued to be felt on Sunday ...

In a tsunami warning on social media, the Tonga Meteorological Service urged residents to either move to higher ground, further inland, or to the third floor of a reinforced concrete building.

A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the ... to higher ground or take shelter inside steel or concrete buildings, or designated tsunami evacuation sites, according ...