Atle Tal 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami From Utkpeda, the fee encylopecs ‘This article documents an ongoing sisaster infomation may change raialy as the ew ‘elect ne mast current ivonmation. Please fel tee fo improve this article (Ut nove that (anuaey 2022) (Learn how ara vinen fo remove Pus tempvate message) (0m 14 January 2022, a very large eruption of Hunga Tenga-Hunga Ha‘apa, an uninhabited volcanic lane ofthe Tengan archipe TTengatapu, the country's main stand") ands part othe highly acne Tonga-Kermadac Islands volcan ar. a subduction zone in Tonga, Fi. American Samoa, Vanuatu, and along the nim ofthe Pacific Qcean. including ¢amaging isunamis in New Zealand, were filed and many remain missing in Tonga for tsunami waves upto 15 m (49 f) Tne pacple drowned in Peru when 3 2m ( largest veleanicenuption since tne 1991 eruption of out Pinatubo Contents [ie) 4 Volcan activay 2 Tanai 2.4 Oceania 22 Asie 2.3 Americas 3 Response 34 14 January 32 15 enuay 2.3 16 Jenvary 3417 January 4 impact 44 Tonga 5 Rescue 7 See ao © References 9 External inks Volcanic activity ‘Ate being cetatvely inactive since 2014 tne Hunga Tonga volcano erupted on 20 December 2021, sending particulates into th Tenga, about 70 km (43 mi from the volcano The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAC) in Wellngion, New Zealand issued arRead | View source | Viewnhistory | Search Wikipedia ent progresses, and intial news ‘eports may be unvelable The atest upcates to this article may not 'pastes wnout vata ane retanle references wit De removed) or alscuss changes on me tak page ‘ago in the South Pacific Ocean, began. Hunga Tonga is 85 km (40 mi north of ‘extending rom New Zealand north-northeast to Fy 1°) The eruption caused sunamis Japan, the United States, the Russian Far East, Chile, and Peru. A least thee people 66117 ny wave stuck he coast Pretinnary data shows thatthe event was probably the hour and 40 mntos Volcano Hungs Tonge-tungs Haaai Location Paste Ocean, Tonae 20.5508 175 2855 Impact 5.680, a juea, ana omers reported mesng ' stalosphere large plume of ash was visible trom Nukualoa, the capital cy of 1 advisory notice to aitines The eruption was heard more than 2.000 km (1.200 mi)———e > \D ip