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The explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on Saturday (January 15) has killed at least three people and sent tsunami waves rolling across the archipelago - damaging villages ...
Videos posted on the Internet showed a series of waves hitting the shore and homes, sweeping away debris. [92] Other videos show ashfall and a cloud of ash obscuring the sun. [21] According to a resident in the Tongan capital, a series of initial smaller explosions was heard. It was followed by a tsunami approximately 15 minutes later.
This is a list of earthquakes in Tonga: Earthquakes. Date Region Coords Mag. ... (1972), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA ...
(Reuters) -The government of Tonga asked citizens to move inland early on Saturday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the sea around 211 km (131 miles) from the capital, though a tsunami ...
A tsunami alert has now been lifted after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the tiny Pacific island nation of Tonga. "A strong earthquake has occurred near Tonga and felt in whole ...
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Tonga: Tsunami sirens sound as 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in Pacific Ocean. Source: Kepueli Fifita, Facebook; @rokaanow, Twitter;Tevita Vahai, Twitter
The 2006 Tonga earthquake occurred on 4 May at 04:26:35 local time with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (very strong). One injury ...