Past eruptions of Home Reef have formed temporary islands, but geologists estimate that the new island could last several years ... unlike the eruption of the neighboring volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near Tonga, prompting a tsunami warning for the Pacific Island country ... Tonga was rocked by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano in 2022, covering ...

It's his second visit to the new volcanic island. "I've been in rough water ... two established uninhabited volcanic islands - Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai - joining them together into one ...

The US Geological Survey said the temblor hit about 62 miles northeast of the main island of Tongatapu ... for the land down under. Tonga was hammered by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano ...

Charlotte Lytton and Matthew Abbott traveled to Tonga to report this story. All photographs were made in May 2023. Sept. 1 at 6:00 a.m. Warning: This graphic requires ...

For two years, scientists were perplexed by what could have triggered the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption, which came to be considered one of the largest volcanic events in ...

the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano began a gigantic eruption that would go on to peak in ferocity the next day. The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make headlines as the country of ...

Since 2022, the underwater volcano of Home Reef has repeatedly emerged, adding hectares of land to the Tonga archipelago ... but geologists estimate that the new island could last several years.

This stunning aerial shot highlights the "looming threat" of a volcanic island in Tonga ... Tofua is docile compared to Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai. However, the smoke in the image, which was ...

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The activity of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano ... It was later reported from neighboring New Zealand that power has been restored to parts of the island and cell phones are slowly coming ...