The US Geological Survey reported a 6.2 magnitude earthquake 225 kilometres WNW of Pangai, Tonga, at 06:40 GMT on Thursday. The epicentre was initially determined to be at 19.0681 degrees south latitude and 176.3494 degrees west longitude, according to the Xinhua news agency. The post Tonga hit by another earthquake just weeks after massive volcanic eruption appeared first on Insider Paper .

A Peruvian oil tanker spilled much of its contents into the waters of the Pacific Ocean on Saturday affecting at least two miles of Peru's central coast after waves sparked by Tonga's volcanic eruption and tsunami that day in the South Pacific rocked the actively discharging ship, Peruvian government officials said Monday.

High-resolution satellite imagery shows the moment the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano erupted in the South Pacific.