An underwater volcano erupted this morning near the remote Pacific nation of Tonga, triggering tsunami warnings in Australia, Japan and for the West Coast of the United States, and causing strong waves and currents in many coastal areas.
The volcano’s eruption registered a 7.4 on the Richter scale sending plumes of gas and ash at least 12 miles into the atmosphere.
A 4-foot tsunami wave was reported to have hit Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, sending people rushing to higher ground, and witnesses said ash had fallen from the sky making it difficult to breathe, but the extent of injuries and damages is difficult to assess since communication with the island is down.
A booming sound after the initial eruption was heard as far away as New Zealand, nearly 1,500 miles away. In the United States, officials urged residents of coastal areas in much of the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii to stay away from the coastline and move to higher ground.
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