High-level eruption at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, Tonga

High-level eruption at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, Tonga

A high-level eruption started at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, Tonga on December 19, 2021, with a volcanic plume rising up to 6 km (20 000 feet) above sea level at 21:41 UTC, according to the Wellington VAAC. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red….

New timelapse of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic island forming

New timelapse of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic island forming

In December 2014 and early 2015, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano near Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa erupted, sending a violent stream of steam, ash and rock into the air. When the ash finally settled in January 2015, a newborn island with a 120 m…

Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai connected by volcanic eruption

Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai connected by volcanic eruption

An undersea volcanic eruption started mid-December 2014 near Tonga, South Pacific Ocean and eventually created a new island which was recently captured by Landsat 8 satellite, the first time it got a cloud-free view. This new island received its first visitors in March

Very high resolution satellite image of newly created Tongan island

Very high resolution satellite image of newly created Tongan island

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, a submarine volcano located about 65 km NW of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, awakened mid-December 2014 after 5 years of sleep and started erupting from two new vents. The eruption has created a new island between the existing…

Video of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption creating a new island

Video of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption creating a new island

New Zealand's High Commission in Tonga posted a video of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption which is creating a new island about 65 km NW of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa. "While it looks like the volcano has calmed down, we thought we…

New island being formed by Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption

New island being formed by Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption

Continuous volcanic eruptions of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai which started mid-December 2014 are creating a new island about 65 km northwest of Nuku’alofa, Tonga. As of January 15, 2015 the island was more than 1 km long, about 2 km wide and around 100…