This stunning aerial shot highlights the "looming threat" of a volcanic island in Tonga, which could violently explode in the future. The island also has a colorful origin story in Tongan ...

When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists ...

Tonga was rocked by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano in 2022, covering the most populated islands in ash. The eruption resulted in Earth's the largest atmospheric explosion on modern record ...

The Pacific nation of Tonga has issued a tsunami warning after an undersea volcano erupted on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore. There were no immediate reports of injuries or ...

Key takeawaysA new UCLA-led study shows that the 2022 eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai did not warm the planet as was expected ...

Tonga is a country in Polynesia made up of 171 ... a tectonic region of earthquakes and volcanoes. The low-lying island nation was devastated by a tsunami in 2022 that was prompted by a volcanic ...

A major earthquake has rattled Tonga, an archipelago nation in the South Pacific Ocean that comprises some 170 islands. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated the 7.0 magnitude quake struck roughly ...

The European Space Agency offers Information on cyclones, fires, earthquakes, floods, oil slicks, and volcanoes ... 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

Tonga was hammered by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano that erupted in 2022, covering the most populated islands in ash. The eruption left a crater in the seabed and produced Earth's biggest ...