How the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted and why it caused tsunami warnings
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How the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted and why it caused tsunami warnings
Jan 16, 2022
ABC NewsAlexis Moran,Tracey Shelton
4 years ago to the day, on January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga volcano in the South Pacific unleashed one of the most powerful explosions ever captured on visible satellite imagery. The massive underwater eruption generated a trans-Pacific tsunami, while also producing the largest atmospheric explosion recorded by modern instruments—surpassing any volcanic event or nuclear test in recent history, with shockwaves circling the globe multiple times. Like many, I was able to observe the pressure wave
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4 years ago to the day, on January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga volcano in the South Pacific unleashed one of the most powerful explosions ever captured on visible satellite imagery. The massive underwater eruption generated a trans-Pacific tsunami, while also producing the largest atmospheric explosion recorded by modern instruments—surpassing any volcanic event or nuclear test in recent history, with shockwaves circling the globe multiple times. Like many, I was able to observe the pressure wave
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