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"A strong earthquake has occurred near Tonga and felt in whole of Tonga," the government said in a press release issuing the tsunami alert. The tsunami alert was lifted at about 3:30 a.m. local ...
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 warning ...
The earthquake was at a depth of 24.8 km (15.4 miles) that struck the sea at about 211 km (131 miles) east of south-east of Neiafu, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). "Based ...
This is a list of earthquakes in Tonga: Earthquakes. Date Region Coords Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments 2013-05-23 Vaini 7.4 M w VI [1] 2009-03-19: 7.6 M w: VII ...
Video footage showing waves hitting coastal areas in Tonga was reported by Sky News. [188] Atatā, a small island off the capital city, was reportedly submerged and rescue operations were being carried out. Images confirmed that most of the island have been wiped out; the New Zealand Defence Force described the damages as "catastrophic". [189]
His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) is the military of Tonga.It is composed of three operational components and two support elements (logistics and training groups). The mission of HMAF is to: "Defend the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Tonga".
Tonga: Tsunami sirens sound as 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in Pacific Ocean. Source: Kepueli Fifita, Facebook; @rokaanow, Twitter;Tevita Vahai, Twitter
List of earthquakes in Tonga This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...