Tsunami Watch (Latest earthquakes) M4.8, Depth: 10km , south of Panama 4 hours ago. Tsunami will be incorporated into this planning in the interest of maintaining a multi-hazard approach. A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (75 miles) on Monday. Tonga is currently on a tsunami watch after a strong unverified earthquake has been felt in the vicinity of Tonga this morning Sunday 16 June. Disaster Risk Management (DRM) National Action Plan (NAP)) to guide priorities for improvement of their tsunami warning … Tonga would benefit from working towards a strategic plan (e.g. On September 29, 2009, one of the largest normal fault (outer rise) earthquakes ever recorded (M8.1) occurred south of Samoa, 40 km east of the Tonga trench, generating a tsunami … The US national weather service issued a tsunami warning for Fiji and New Zealand today after a magnitude 8.0 quake struck off the Pacific island nation of Tonga. North of New Zealand, the Australia-Pacific boundary stretches east of Tonga and Fiji to 250 km south of Samoa. The government geologist – Taniela Kula says, there were no tsunami warnings from this morning’s earthquake. No Current Tsunami Advisory for Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). A 6.1 magnitude earthquake was felt by most people in Nuku’alofa this morning at around 29 minutes to 12. Warnings issued from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) The first tsunami bulletin WRT to the Japan earthquake was received at the Tonga Meteorological Centre at 0555UTC (6:55pm local time) via email and SMS alert andwas an Expanding Regional Warning for Japan, Russia, Northern Marianas and nearby islands. Tonga's National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) is activated. Meanwhile, the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii forecast tsunami waves of less than 0.3 metres above tide level for Pacific Islands coasts including Tonga A tsunami warning has been issued for NZ’s coastal areas after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the North Island. For 2,200 km the trench is approximately linear, and includes two segments where old (>120 Myr) Pacific oceanic lithosphere rapidly subducts westward (Kermadec and Tonga). Civil Defence says people near the coast who felt a long or strong quake should move immediately to the nearest high ground, out of all tsunami … National Tsunami Warning Center, NOAA/NWS Tonga Island Region Tsunami of 19 March 2009 A major earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.6 (USGS magnitude) occurred at 18:17:03 UTC 19 March 2009 (day 078) and was located 135 miles/220 km SSE of Nuku'alofa, Tonga (23.050S, 174.668W, 21.1mi/34.0km depth--USGS location). A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck early Thursday near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, the U.S. Geological Survey said. M5.3, Depth: 10km , south of Tonga 4 hours ago. Radio & TV Tonga, Nuku’alofa, 23/04/2020. No damage has been reported from this morning’s tremor. Your official U.S. government weather forecasts, warnings, meteorological products for forecasting the weather, tsunami hazards, and information about seismology. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says its first alert went out 16 minutes after the earthquake but it was not received in Tonga because of a power failure there. A tsunami warning predicted a giant wave could hit … The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:24:14 / 1:24 pm (local time epicenter). Tsunami Advisories/ Warning – Tonga Meteorologial Services.