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The eruption reached a very large and powerful climax nearly four weeks later, on 15 January 2022. [7] Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Tongatapu, the country's main island, [8] and is part of the highly active Tonga–Kermadec Islands volcanic arc, a subduction zone extending from New Zealand to Fiji.
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is a submarine volcano in the Kermadec-Tonga Ridge in South Pacific, a ridge formed by the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate is subducted by the Indo-Australian Plate, forming a long volcanic and island chain. Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano lies almost completely underwater, with the exception of two ...
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January 18, 2022 at 11:31 AM. By Gloria Dickie. (Reuters) - Tonga’s massive underwater volcanic eruption could deliver long-lasting damage to coral reefs, erode coastlines and disrupt fisheries ...
A thick layer of volcanic ash covered Tonga on Tuesday as the first images emerged from the Pacific island nation since it was hit by a massive undersea Before-and-after photos show ash ...
2022: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Located in the southern Pacific Ocean, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption in January 2022 saw a plume of rock and ash shoot a staggering 58km high into the sky.
English: Propagation of the January 15, 2022, Tonga volcano-generated tsunami was computed with the NOAA forecast method using MOST model via inversion of Gaussian-shape sources developed in real time. From the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, located at NOAA PMEL in Seattle, WA.
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption captured at December 30, 2021.webm. English: This footage was taken at Noon 30th December 2021 at altitude 500m above sea level, 1,000m from Hunga-Tonga Island coastline. If you like the footage, please click on "Like". Type a comment on any observation you may have to contribute public knowledge.