On the 14th of January, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano began a gigantic eruption that would go on to peak in ferocity the next day. The uninhabited island volcano would quickly make ...

Then, a roar from below the water. The towering undersea volcano known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai had awakened, and on a balmy afternoon in January 2022 it began blasting its insides into the ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

There are around 36 undersea volcanoes near Tonga. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted in 2022 causing a huge plume of ash, steam and gas to rise from the ocean. The eruption from Hunga ...