Fifteen minutes before the massive January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, a seismic wave was recorded by two distant seismic stations. The researchers propose that the seismic ...

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A tsunami has hit Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, and reportedly sent waves flooding into the capital after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded in a violent eruption on Saturday, ...

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of ...

A crowdsourced survey reveals how the sounds of the explosive event travelled around the world, and showcase the importance of fast-acting researchers. Reading time 3 minutes A satellite image of the ...

When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted on January 15, 2022, it wasn’t just a local impact. The explosion punched through the stratosphere and sent ripples into the edge of space, ...

Two years ago, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano blew its top, destroying the island of the same name, forcing mass evacuations, covering Tonga in ash, and causing several deaths. Predicting these ...

In 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai volcano erupted with one of the most powerful blasts in modern history. The explosion was so intense that it sent ash and gas soaring more than 31 miles (50 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A tsunami has hit Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, and reportedly sent waves flooding into the capital after an underwater ...