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Tsunami from huge eruption was as tall as the Statue of Liberty

Tide gauges and tsunami buoys help scientists to estimate the amount of water displaced by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano.
A resident of Nomuka Island in Tonga clears debris following a tsunami

A resident of Nomuka island in Tonga clears debris in the wake of the January 2022 tsunami, which was generated by an eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcano. Credit: LSCSO Rye Huckel/AP/Shutterstock

The eruption of a volcano near Tonga on 15 January created tsunami waves that towered as high as 90 metres, according to a detailed analysis of the water shifted by the eruption1.

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Nature 609, 225 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02294-7

References

  1. Heidarzadeh, M., Gusman, A. R., Ishibe, T., Sabeti, R. & Šepić, J. Ocean Eng. 261, 112165 (2022).

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