At the U.N. Ocean Conference, Tonga’s princess called for recognition of whales’ legal rights. The move is one of several ...

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Tonga today, the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country’s east coast. The USGS said the quake hit at a depth of 243km and about 137km from ...

Further assessment would be made in daylight, local news outlets said. Tonga is a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with just over 100,000 people, most of whom live on the main island of ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 285 km WSW of Houma, Tonga at 19:28:31 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

TOKYO (AP) — A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 100 kilometers ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island country. The U.S. Geological ...