Tsunami and Huge Underwater Volcano Hit Tonga, Alert Issued for the Entire US West Coast – Opinion

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake was caused by an undersea volcano eruption close to Tonga, a Pacific island country.

Wow! On Friday, a powerful underwater volcano burst into Tonga in the Pacific. Followed by a shockwave, tsunami & volcanic ash turning day into night. pic.twitter.com/U6krsjwoDR

— Christopher 🇺🇸 Proud Dem (@cwebbonline) January 15, 2022

You can see it from space, it’s that huge, if you watch this video.

Following the announcement of this evening, a tsunami alert is in effect for Tonga. #underwaterViolent #volcano eruption.
Please #StaySafeHands folded#Tsunami #Tonga #Oceania pic.twitter.com/86OopJ7aZE

— Journalist Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) January 15, 2022

The violent eruption a few hours ago of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano captured by satellites GOES-West and Himawari-8. pic.twitter.com/PzV5v9apF6

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) January 15, 2022

The air is reportedly so thick with ash, it’s gone pitch black in Tonga.

The sky is covered in darkness and raining tiny pebbles and ash. pic.twitter.com/hAaiWATYKE

— Dr Faka’iloatonga Taumoefolau (@sakakimoana) January 15, 2022

Here’s the tsunami hitting Tonga.

Breaking: Tonga has a tsunami alert in place following a volcano eruption. The video below shows the possibility of an island tsunami. pic.twitter.com/rCarK7ShD8

— PM Breaking News (@PMBreakingNews) January 15, 2022

WATCH: Minor flooding caused by the Tonga volcano eruption in Santa Cruz, California pic.twitter.com/ELq8IKMEUV

— BNO News (@BNONews) January 15, 2022

After the Hunga volcano erupted, Tsunamis flooded Tonga. Look at the photos.pic.twitter.com/IsZVGG1ISY

— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) January 15, 2022

Daily Mail

Mere Taufa claimed that she was at her home getting ready to cook dinner when the volcano burst.

‘It was massive, the ground shook, our house was shaking. It arrived in waves. My younger brother thought bombs were exploding nearby,’ Taufa told the Stuff news website.

The water was able to fill their house within minutes, and then she witnessed the wall in a neighboring home collapse.

‘We just knew straight away it was a tsunami. Only water was gushing into the home.

‘You could just hear screams everywhere, people screaming for safety, for everyone to get to higher ground.’

According to the Independent, clouds 12 miles high and three miles wide formed above the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano spewing ash, gas, and steam into the atmosphere. They called it “one of the most violent volcano eruptions ever captured on satellite.”

According to reports, the thunderous sound could be heard miles away from the Pacific coast. U.S. National Weather Service warns people to avoid the beaches and Santa Cruz police order the evacuation of marinas.

Breaking: #Tsunami warning due to #TongaVolcanoEvacuation of emergency personnel is required #BerkeleyMarina:

BERKELEY PD – Mandatory evacuation for tsunami warning. Residents living within the Marina area or in an immediate evacuation zone must evacuate.

— Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) January 15, 2022

Evacuations #SantaCruz Harbor. #TsunamiThis is causing an increase in sea level. https://t.co/7faRxKDXJR

— Brooks Jarosz (@BrooksKTVU) January 15, 2022