Tonga, Tsunami and earthquake
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Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 earthquake rocks Tonga - Residents of the Pacific Island country were told to move to higher ground
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The United Nations said it was rushing relief supplies to estimated 23,000 quake-hit survivors in central Myanmar.
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FOX Weather on MSNTsunami threat passes after powerful earthquake in PacificA powerful earthquake was reported in the Pacific Ocean early Monday morning local time, with officials saying there is a tsunami threat for areas near the epicenter.
It subsequently revised the assessment, saying “the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed”, but authorities in Tonga issued further warnings.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake near the island nation of Tonga led to a tsunami warning for the Pacific island country in the early morning hours of Monday local time.
A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted hours later
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit about 167km west of Rakiura/Stewart Island.
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The US Tsunami Warning Centre earlier warned waves were possible within 300 kilometres of the epicentre, which struck approximately 100 kilometres off the coast of Tonga.
Tonga was rocked by an earthquake which initial reports suggested could cause hazardous waves on its coastline.
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A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, a country in Polynesia made up of 171 islands with a population of a little more than 100,000 people.