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 ...

This speck rose from the sea in January between two established uninhabited volcanic islands - Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai - joining them together into one larger land mass. The island was ...

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 sky above this Pacific island chain ...

First person - On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea volcano erupted. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883, and triggered a devastating tsunami ...

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Moments before one of the largest underwater volcanic eruptions smothered the Pacific island of Tonga, a strange signal happened. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted in January 2022, creating an ...

Other notable cities include Neiafu, in the Vava'u island group, famous for its marine landscapes, and Pangai, in the Ha'apai islands, renowned for its tranquility and natural beauty. The official ...

An underwater volcano near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga erupted on ... Observatory said earlier that the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano spewed debris as high as 40km into the ...