Tsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after powerful eruption
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Jan 15, 2022 (AFP) - Large waves crashed ashore in Tonga Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that…
4 years ago
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Shallow 6.4-magnitude quake strikes off Tonga: USGS
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Thursday, the US Geological…
6 years ago
Monster storm gathers strength off Tonga
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Tropical Cyclone Harold surged back into a scale-topping Category Five storm Thursday as it sideswiped Tonga…
6 years ago
Volanic eruption creates new island in Tongan archipelago
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three…
7 years ago
6.6 magnitude quake strikes off Tonga: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) --A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday,…
7 years ago
6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Tonga: USGS
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit in waters off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Monday, the…
8 years ago
Harry and Meghan to head Down Under later this year: palace
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Prince Harry and his new wife Meghan will visit Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand later this…
8 years ago
Cyclone Gita wreaks havoc in Pacific
TONGA (Eagle News) -- The residents of Tonga are still picking up the pieces after Cyclone Gita smashed through their…
8 years ago
Aid reaches cyclone-hit Tonga as storm passes Fiji
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) --International aid began trickling in on Wednesday to areas of Tonga devastated by Cyclone Gita, as Fiji…
8 years ago
Blackouts, flooding as cyclone batters Tongan capital
NAKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Nuku'alofa awoke to scenes of devastation Tuesday after the most powerful cyclone ever recorded in the…
8 years ago
Tonga declares state of emergency as cyclone looms
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) -- Tonga declared a state of emergency Monday as the Pacific island kingdom braces for a direct…
8 years ago
6.8-magnitude quake off Tonga, no tsunami threat
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga Saturday in the tectonically active Pacific…
9 years ago
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