Satellite stills show devastation after volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga

Tonga Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami: Satellite Images Reveal Damage

The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, triggered a global tsunami and produced a sonic boom that encircled the planet twice. Detonating underwater in the South Pacific Ocean with the force of 100 Hiroshima bombs, the eruption released a massive plume of water vapor into the Earth’s stratosphere, equivalent to filling over 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. More incredible-looking volcanic eruptions photographed from

Eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai Submarine Volcano causes Tsunami in the Pacific.