The huge eruption of the submarine volcano in Tonga occurs only “about every thousand years” and was so large that it was visible from space.
The eruption caused a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and caused a tsunami off the coast of the Pacific island, leaving it covered in ash and cut off from aid.
In the United States, waves of more than four feet were recorded off the coast of California on Saturday and tsunami waves were recorded along the coasts in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Canada and Alaska.
Satellite images recorded the spectacular explosion from space and despite the terrible warnings, spectators flock to the beaches to see the rising tsunami waves.
Huge volcanic eruption near Tonga. Reports of tsunami there and it’s gone pitch black. Lots of lightning too. #tonga pic.twitter.com/Eia4fidPRc
— Rick Threlfall (@RickThrelfall) January 15, 2022
The tsunami hit by the tsunami remained largely “cut off” on Sunday as telephone and internet connections were cut off, leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their families in the Pacific, as no casualties have been reported. .
The violent eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano captured on video by the GOES-West and Himawari-8 satellites.
— Science and More! (@Cienciaymas_) January 15, 2022
Professor Shane Cronin, of the University of Auckland, specializes in Tonga explosions. “This is one of the biggest eruptions the volcano can produce about every thousand years,” he wrote in The Conversation.
He added that “we could be for several weeks or even years in major volcanic eruptions from the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano.”
What it would look like from space if the Honga #Tonga-hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted somewhere in France. pic.twitter.com/qARJjIkKFC
— Nahel.B (@WxNB_) January 16, 2022
Two women drowned in northern Peru when two-meter waves hit a truck, dragging it into the sea at Naylamp Beach, Lambayeque, in the north of the country.
More chilling images out of #Tonga, as the country reels from the intense Volcanic eruption today ????
Electricity & Telecommunications lines are currently down, with the entire South Pacific Kingdom effectively ‘offline’ from the rest of the ???? at present
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– Sanya Ruggiero (@Sanya_Ruggiero) January 15, 2022
Although Peru did not issue a tsunami alert, its navy is monitoring “unusual waves” off its coast.
The huge ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga is blocking flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of the damage.
Our amazing Earth – today’s eruption of of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga HaÊ»apai volcano, from space. The shockwave through our atmosphere amazes me.
(from https://t.co/zPzA8IWzjg) pic.twitter.com/FecfomIhnO— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 15, 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the blast was “extremely worrying” and that services were still trying to establish full contact with Tonga.
The biggest concern in Tonga is the safety of air and water due to ash and smoke. The government has asked the public to wear masks and use bottled water for the time being.
This is the moment a giant underwater volcano erupted causing a tsunami to hit the South Pacific country of Tongahttps://t.co/HtNhwqYQlX pic.twitter.com/2s6Zvqda8E
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 15, 2022
At the same time, tsunami warnings were issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the US Pacific coast. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens were also evacuated as waves more than a meter high hit coastal areas.
Tonga CUT OFF after volcano: Death toll unclear on ash-choked Pacific island after devastating tsunami https://t.co/bAfrYr8z3t
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 17, 2022
The U.S. Geological Survey said the blast caused a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Scientists say tsunamis caused by volcanoes rather than earthquakes are relatively rare.
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Aerial view of this week’s first eruption of Tonga’s volcano.
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— Alexander Verbeek ???? (@Alex_Verbeek) January 16, 2022
Strong waves were recorded in Japan, New Zealand and Australia, with a roar heard 6,000 miles away in Alaska.
The blast reportedly created a new island in Tonga and is the second such incident in Tonga in ten years.
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