China News Service, January 15. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 14th local time, a volcanic eruption occurred again on the Hongaha Apai Island in the South Pacific island country of Tonga, triggering a tsunami.
On the 15th, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said that a 1.2-meter-high tsunami wave was observed in Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga.
According to Agence France-Presse, on the 15th local time, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology posted on social media that a tsunami wave with a height of about 1.2 meters was observed in Nukualofa, the capital of Tonga.
After volcanic activity in the area on the 14th local time, a 30-centimeter-high tsunami appeared.
According to Reuters, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that after the volcanic activity in Tonga, sea level gauges in the capital of American Samoa (Samoa) observed a tsunami wave about 2 feet (about 60 cm) high.
In addition, affected by the Tonga tsunami, New Zealand's national emergency management department has issued a tsunami activity reminder.
It was previously reported that on the morning of the 14th local time, the volcanic eruption on Hongahaapai Island, about 65 kilometers north of Nuku'alofa, began, and the Tonga National Weather Service immediately issued a tsunami warning.
Tonga chief geologist Kula believes that compared with the volcano's most recent eruption on December 20, 2021, the energy released by this eruption is about seven times that of the previous one, and it is still increasing.
Hung Aha Apai is part of the highly active Tonga-Kermadec volcanic arc.