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After staying relatively inactive since 2014, [17] the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on 20 December 2021, sending particulates into the stratosphere.A large plume of ash was visible from Nukuʻalofa, the capital city of Tonga, about 70 km (43 mi) from the volcano.
Satellite image of the 2015 volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai. From November to December 2014, volcanic plumes and a series of earthquakes at volcanoes occurred north of Tonga for several weeks, indicating resumed volcanic activity in the area. A new eruption began at Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai on 19 December 2014.
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Tonga. Name Elevation [1] Location Last eruption Coordinates; ʻAta: 382 m (1,253 ft) Curacoa: −33 m (−108 ft) ...
An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time, sending shock waves through the atmosphere and triggering tsunami waves ...
The explosion of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano was the latest in a series of spectacular eruptions. A Twitter user identified as Dr. Faka’iloatonga Taumoefolau posted video showing ...
ʻAtatā is located near the north west coast of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga. ʻAtatā is an island in Tonga, near the capital city Nukuʻalofa. [1] The island was completely evacuated after the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami. Before the eruption, the island's population was 106. [2]
The beautiful and terrible majesty of our natural world was on full display Saturday.A massive undersea volcano near the Pacific nation of Tonga erupted with such force that it prompted near ...
An eruption on 16 March injured 10 people, including a BBC News television crew, after magma exploded upon contact with snow. [97] [98] 3 Mount Ontake [99] Japan 2014 63 A phreatic eruption and pyroclastic flow occurred without warning, killing 63 people. Deadliest eruption in Japan since 1902, first volcano-related deaths in Japan since 1991. 2