On Saturday, the world got a glimpse of Mother Nature’s undeniable power, and the reactions of those in the path of the trouble were both startling and somewhat surprising. enormous underwater volcanic eruption
Satellite images captured over the weekend show a massive volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean that forced thousands of miles of coastline into an abrupt tsunami warning.
WATCH: Satellite imagery shows shockwave as Tonga's Hunga volcano erupts, causing tsunami pic.twitter.com/4r2gBFmAqE
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 15, 2022
The event had an impact all along the west coast of the United States as well:
The underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific sparked tsunami waves and a seaside spectacle Saturday on the California coast — nearly 6,000 miles away.
“Hello world, we are surviving the tsunami,” said Pacifica resident Savannah Peterson in a video, seconds after a giant wave crashed over a protective wall and into her home. “I can tell you it is happening y’all. It is happening.”in
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory Saturday for coastal California and much of the West Coast and forecast tsunami waves of one to three feet, which may also coincide with high tide.
The event even caused one of southern California’s streams to flow backward.
Soquel Creek in Santa Cruz flowing *backwards* because of a tsunami ? pic.twitter.com/JxFsllhhdX
— robwormald (@robwormald) January 15, 2022
The shockwave from the eruption spooked some onshore. [Warning: The following clip contains some mild profanity.]
??#TONGA | Sonido de la onda de choque tras la erupción del volcán submarino Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai que obligó a emitir una advertencia de #tsunami. pic.twitter.com/uFddk5R6ts
— Rochex R. Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27) January 15, 2022
The death toll in Tonga is unknown at the time of this writing, but locals appear to be optimistic about the impact of the wild event.
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Satellite images captured over the weekend show a massive volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean that forced thousands of miles of coastline into an abrupt tsunami warning. Satellite images captured over the weekend show a massive volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean that forced thousands of miles of coastline into an abrupt tsunami warning.
