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Tonga underwater volcanic eruption creates tsunami waves

Guardian, 16 Jan 2022
Tsunami waves caused by an underwater volcano have hit Tonga’s capital and the capital of American Samoa. The eruption at 0410 GMT on Friday of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano, located about 65km (40 miles) north of Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, caused a 1.2-metre tsunami, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said
Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption
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