The undersea volcano's eruption also sparked tsunami warnings for Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, and the West Coast of the United States.
Video footage and images posted to social media showed significant flooding following the volcanic explosion:reported
Saturday,"Other recent infrared satellite imagery suggested that the underwater volcano was still erupting, and despite Tonga's geographical isolation, a booming sound was heard after the initial eruption as far as New Zealand ." In addition to the potentially destructive impact on Tonga, the volcanic eruption sparked tsunami warnings for Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, and the West Coast of the United States.
"West Coast residents be prepared for impacts in bays and harbors," the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center in a Twitter post Saturday morning."Live-aboards seek shelter and high ground. Follow local instructions."
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