Tsunamis hurtled outward, engulfing villages in Tonga’s low-lying islands and crashing into shorelines as far away as Peru. It was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions ever recorded.

When Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, erupted in 2022, scientists ...

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano in the South ... the common kind most people think of when picturing an erupting volcano." Also read: Is an ocean of magma creating atmosphere ...

For two years, scientists were perplexed by what could have triggered the 2022 Hunga Tonga ... of the largest volcanic events in recorded history. The massive underwater eruption in the South ...

Key takeawaysA new UCLA-led study shows that the 2022 eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai did not warm ...

In Tonga, massive underwater volcanic eruption has flooded Pacific coastlines from Japan to the United States. In a statement, the US National Tsunami Warning Center warned that California, Oregon, ...

A local resident watches the coastal area from Hiyoriyama Park after a tsunami warning was issued after an underwater volcano eruption on the island of Tonga at the South Pacific. [Reuters ...

Tsunamis can travel thousands of kilometres across the ocean after an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide ...

This stunning aerial shot highlights the "looming threat" of a volcanic island ... much like Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai did in 2022," though nothing suggests an eruption is imminent, NASA ...

It could completely reshape how we study, track, and predict underwater volcanoes. It might also help us prepare for more dangerous eruptions, like the one at Hunga Tonga in 2022. That blast sent ...