China News Service, January 17. According to Agence France-Presse, a monitoring station in Darwin, Australia said on the 17th that another "big eruption" occurred on the Tonga volcano.
Three days ago, the Tonga volcano's first eruption triggered a tsunami wave near the Pacific Ocean.
According to the alert of the Darwin Volcanic Ash Warning Center, the latest eruption was detected at 22:10 GMT on the 16th (6:10 Beijing time on the 17th).
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said it was monitoring huge waves in the area: "This could be another eruption of the Tonga volcano."
On the 14th and 15th, a volcanic eruption occurred on the Hongahaapai Island in the South Pacific island country of Tonga, and a tsunami was observed in the capital Nuku'alofa.
Tsunami warnings were issued for Japan, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Australia and Chile.