Tonga eruption on a par with Krakatoa, study says - Daily Mail

Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, created sound waves heard as far as Alaska 6,200 miles away when it erupted on January 15, a study says.

Tonga's volcanic eruption in January produced the strongest recorded waves from a volcano since the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883, scientists say.  Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, an underwater volcano in… [+9379 chars]

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