Located in the Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone, Home Reef is at the heart of one of the most active regions on the planet in ...

The Tonga Trench is the place where the Pacific and Australian plates meet. The motion of these two plates has created one of the most seismogenic ("earthquake making") regions in the world ...

The Tonga Trench is the place where the Pacific and Australian plates meet. The motion of these two plates has created one of the most seismogenic ("earthquake-making") regions in the world ...

The region lies along the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plate boundaries frequently generate powerful earthquakes and volcanic activity. Authorities in Tonga have not ...