Rare sonar mapping—conducted before and after an undersea volcano erupted off the coast of Tonga in 2022—has uncovered the unique reasons for its deadly tsunami.

The bang of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano; so loud it made his ears pop. Later it was the tsunamis, steaming in from both sides of the island. Then, he was gone. "I felt powerless," he says.

Tonga newest MPs were elected in two by-elections on Thursday, with voters opting to elect family members of two former Cabinet ministers who were unseated over electoral offences.

When Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai erupted on Jan 15, 2022, the blast could be heard as far away as Alaska and sent a powerful tsunami crashing into Tonga’s main island some 65km away, killing three ...

La erupción del volcán cerca de Tonga el pasado 15 de enero puso en alerta a todo el planeta. El volcán Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai, en el Pacífico Sur, causó una explosión que se escuchó hasta en ...

Woolf confirmed on Friday that Amone, who played at the 2022 World Cup for Tonga, had received the green light with Gold ...

Scientists say the eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano was the largest explosion documented by researchers since 1883. An article published in Science found the Tonga volcanic ...

Cook Islands and Tonga Women’s teams may have missed a place at IRL World Cup 2026 but the Pacific nations are determined to ...

The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga has caused catastrophic damage, with homes destroyed and many communities covered in a thick layer of ash. The Tongan government says the country has ...