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The 1977 Tonga earthquake took place on 23 June at 01:08:33 local time some 200 km southwest of Tongatapu, with shocks affecting all islands of the kingdom of Tonga. The earthquake measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake caused considerable damage to ...
The American wharf in Nukuʻalofa sustained cracks in addition to those caused by the 1977 earthquake. A ship, sunk in 1949 near Toula, Vavaʻu apparently burst open and its load of copra came floating to the ocean surface. A landslide occurred at Hunga island in Vavaʻu, when the ground at a steep cliff along the shore began sliding into the sea.
A tsunami alert has now been lifted after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the tiny Pacific island nation of Tonga. "A strong earthquake has occurred near Tonga and felt in whole ...
West of Tonga Islands: abandoned in 1995 173: Tonga Islands: 174: Tonga Islands Region: 175: South of Tonga Islands: 176: North of New Zealand: 177: Kermadec Islands Region: 178: Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: 179: South of Kermadec Islands
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
Tonga contains the Tongan tropical moist forests terrestrial ecoregion. [62] In Tonga, dating back to Tongan legend, flying bats are considered sacred and are the property of the monarchy. Thus, they are protected and cannot be harmed or hunted. As a result, flying fox bats have thrived in many of the islands of Tonga. [63] [64] Wattled ...
An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time, sending shock waves through the atmosphere and triggering tsunami waves ...