- Pacific nation Tonga has been hit by a tsunami after a violent eruption on one of the nation’s volcanic islands on January 15 that’s also prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
- The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano was heard across the South Pacific. The eruption was about seven times more powerful than the last eruption on 20 December last year.
- The explosions were heard even in New New Zealand, more than 2300 kilometres away.
- The volcano is located about 30 kilometres south-east of Fonuafo’ou island in Tonga.