There were no immediate official reports on any damage, but internet service in the country was disrupted, according to The Associated Press, making it difficult to assess.ĭespite Tonga’s geographical isolation, a booming sound after the initial eruption was heard as far away as New Zealand, 1,100 miles southwest of the archipelago’s main island of Tongatapu. Two women were swept to their deaths by high waves off a beach in Peru.Ī four-foot tsunami wave was reported to have hit Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, sending people rushing to higher ground, and witnesses said ash had fallen from the sky. The volcano’s eruption was dramatic, sending plumes of gas and ash thousands of feet into the atmosphere, though early reports of damage were limited. Cira/Noaa/Via ReutersĪn underwater volcano erupted on Saturday near the remote Pacific nation of Tonga, triggering tsunami warnings across the South Pacific and for the West Coast of the United States, and causing strong waves and currents in many coastal areas.
The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations Saturday.
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