Tsunami warnings have been issued to Tonga after the small Pacific island was struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.

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

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, causing tsunami waves and prompting warnings. The quake occurred southeast of ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Tonga Islands on Sunday ... "People living in the low-lying coastal areas, please move to higher grounds or further inland," the Tonga National Disaster ...

Tonga was rocked by an earthquake which initial reports suggested could cause hazardous waves on its coastline.

It is made up of 171 islands and home to 100,000 people, most of whom live on the island of Tongatapu. The country is more than 3,500km (2,000 miles) from Australia's east coast. Tonga and Niue ...

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of ...