![]() ![]() ![]() “We don’t issue an advisory for this length of coastline as we’ve done – I’m not sure when the last time was – but it really isn’t an everyday experience,” Snider said. “The surface area of the island appears to have expanded by nearly 45% due to ashfall,” Planet Labs said days before the latest activity.įollowing Saturday’s eruption, residents in Hawaii, Alaska and along the US Pacific coast were advised to move away from the coastline to higher ground and to pay attention to specific instructions from their local emergency management officials, said Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator for the National Tsunami Warning Centre in Palmer, Alaska. The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was declared for all of the archipelago, and data from the Pacific tsunami centre said waves of 80cm (2.7ft) were detected.Ī Twitter user identified as Dr Faka’iloatonga Taumoefolau posted video showing waves crashing ashore. In late 2014 and early 2015, a series of eruptions in the area created a small new island and disrupted international air travel to the Pacific archipelago for several days. The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano is about 64km north of the capital, Nuku’alofa. Satellite images showed a 5km-wide plume rising into the air to about 20km. Others reported that many boats were damaged by a tsunami that hit a marina in Whangarei, in the Northland region.Įarlier, the Matangi Tonga news site reported that scientists observed massive explosions, thunder and lightning near the volcano after it started erupting early on Friday. New Zealand’s private forecaster, Weather Watch, tweeted that people as far away as Southland, the country’s southernmost region, reported hearing sonic booms from the eruption. In New Zealand, officials warned of possible storm surges from the eruption. Satellite images showed a huge eruption, with a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters.Īuthorities in the nearby island nations of Fiji and Samoa also issued warnings, telling people to avoid the shoreline due to strong currents and dangerous waves. ![]() On Tonga, home to about 105,000 people, video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in coastal areas, swirling around homes, a church and other buildings. He was among the many residents who headed for higher ground. The Fiji-based Islands Business news site reported that a convoy of police and military troops evacuated King Tupou VI from his palace near the shore. M2D2j52gNn- US StormWatch January 15, 2022 Tonga's Hunga Tonga volcano just had one of the most violent volcano eruptions ever captured on satellite. ![]()
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