Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga: USGS
WELLINGTON, May 26, 2024 (AFP) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled the Pacific nation of Tonga on Monday, the United…
2 years ago
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7.2-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga
WELLINGTON, June 15, 2023 (AFP) - A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Friday,…
3 years ago
7.6-magnitude quake rattles Tonga
WELLINGTON, May 11, 2023 (AFP) - A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the Pacific island nation of Tonga in the early…
3 years ago
Tsunami warning lifted after major quake near Tonga
Sydney, Australia | AFP | A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck in the sea off Tonga late Friday, according to the…
4 years ago
Tonga volcano erupts eight times in two days
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- A volcano north of Tonga's main island has erupted eight times in the past 48 hours,…
4 years ago
Tonga virus cases surge in wake of eruption
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - The Omicron variant coronavirus entered Tonga for the first time in the wake of last month's…
4 years ago
Eruption-hit Tonga closes borders as Covid detected
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific…
4 years ago
6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said,…
4 years ago
Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck…
4 years ago
Covid outbreak on ship threatens Tonga aid efforts
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - A Covid-19 outbreak on an Australian warship threatened to disrupt Tonga eruption aid efforts Tuesday, as…
4 years ago
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) - The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb,…
4 years ago
Peru races to save birds threatened by oil spill
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including…
4 years ago
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