Tonga, Pacific and Earthquake
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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
U.S. News & World Report |
Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand.
U.S. News & World Report |
The death toll of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Friday rose quickly in Myanmar and was at 1,644 victims by Sunday.
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Life is back to "business as usual" in Tonga and there appears to be no damage after a large earthquake in the early hours of this morning. A magnitude 7 earthquake struck about 1.20am this morning centred 79 kilometres south-southeast of Pangai, in the Ha'apai group of islands.
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Daily Post Nigeria on MSNMagnitude 7 earthquake hits Tonga IslandsThe German Research Centre for Geosciences said a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tonga on Sunday. The quake was said to be at a depth of 10 km. According
(Reuters) -- A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tonga on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 16 km (10 miles), GFZ said. GFZ had earlier pegged the earthquake at 6.6.