A magnitude 7 earthquake struck in the hours of the Monday morning centred 79 kilometres south-southeast of Pangai in the Ha'apai group of islands.

Tsunami sirens went off around 1:18 a.m. alerting residents to the storm, prompting the people in the Ha’apai islands to move to higher ground, according to local reports. Tonga is a country in ...

Tsunami sirens could be heard after the 1:18 a.m. quake urging residents to move inland in a live video streamed by the Tonga Broadcasting Commission. People in the capital, Nuku’alofa ...

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An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Tonga Islands on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A tsunami warning has been issued for places within 300km of the epicentre, including the capital, Nuku'alofa.