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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 ...
(Reuters) -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 ...
Video footage showing waves hitting coastal areas in Tonga was reported by Sky News. [187] 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". [188]
The USGS estimated that the earthquake could cause economic losses measuring between 1–10% of Vanuatu's GDP. [17] The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that 116,000 people had been directly affected by the earthquake, [41] equivalent to a third of Vanuatu's population. [42] Among them were 14,000 ...
The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was in effect for all of the archipelago, and data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center showed waves of 80 centimeters (2.6 feet) had ...
Past events, such as the 9.0 earthquake in Japan in 2011 and the 2022 Tonga eruption, were thousands of miles away, providing valuable time for officials to assess the situation and issue the ...
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 561 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. Almost all of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the ...
The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021–2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.