TOKYO -- A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country. The ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami hitting the Pacific island country passed. Tsunami sirens could be ...

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A tsunami warning has been lifted for Tonga after a strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the Pacific Island country.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga early Monday. The island nation felt six aftershocks but did not ...

An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit New Zealand's South Island, 155km north-west of Snares Islands. It occurred at a depth of 12km under the sea. There is no tsunami warning, but strong currents and ...

Australia's national weather bureau also confirmed that there was no tsunami threat to the mainland, islands or territories. Thousands of people in New Zealand reported feeling the earthquake.

In 2011, Japan experienced a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which triggered a tsunami and the Fukushima ... or even weeks of warning to evacuate and secure critical infrastructure.