Tonga Volcanic Eruption 2022
Brief introduction of the Tonga Volcanic Eruption 2022
Background information and the timeline of the volcanic eruption
Where is Tonga?
Tonga is an island country in Polynesia, a subregion of the Oceania region. It is located about 800km and 2380km east of Fuji and New Zealand respectively.
Background information
Tonga has 171 islands with the population of 105000 people, mainly lived in the main island
Tonga Volcanic Eurption 2022
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, a volcano located 65km north of the main island began eruption on 20 December 2021 till 15 January 2022
Volcanic eruption on 20 December 2021
Volcanic eruption on 30 December 2021
The eruption was observably more powerful than 20 December 2021
Volcanic eruption on 14 January 2022
The eruption was significantly more powerful than 20 December 2021 and 30 December 2021
Volcanic eruption on 15 January 2022
The largest and powerful volcanic eruption since 1991 and 1883 began. The volcanic plume reached 58km height (highest in satellite record) and the eruption caused up to 45m tsunamis.
Aftermath
A large part of the volcanic island submerge under the sea
Volcanic ash covered the city that imposed health risks
Left: before Right: after
Left: before Right: after
Caused 100 damaged houses, 6 deaths and 19 injuries
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Additional resources
Volcanic eruption in Tonga reshaped Pacific seafloor - BBC News
Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai Eruption 2021-12-20-1153
Hunga Volcano Eruption captured at 11:55am 30th December 2021
Hunga Eruption 5:43PM 14 Jan 2022