Prime Minister Scott Morrison has offered to provide 'whatever support is requested' from Tonga, following yesterday's volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami. DETAILS: 9News
Dave Snider, the tsunami warning coordinator for the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, said it was very unusual for a volcanic eruption to affect an entire ocean basin, and the spectacle was both "humbling and scary."Several tsunami alerts for Australia's east coast have now been cancelled.
A land threat is when there is believed to be a mainland threat from inundation of the wave pushing through. A marine threat is likely to cause unusual currents and rips and is mainly a danger to anyone in the water or on the foreshore. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano near Tonga erupted at 3.10pm AEDT on Saturday. Tsunami waves have already been observed.
Evacuations are not necessary for marine warning zones, but people are advised to leave the water and move away from the immediate water's edge, the bureau said. Satellite images showed a huge eruption, a plume of ash, steam and gas captured from the space rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters.
Authorities in the nearby island nations of Fiji and Samoa also issued warnings, telling people to avoid the shoreline due to strong currents and dangerous waves. The Japan Meteorological Agency said there may be a slight swelling of the water along the Japanese coasts, but it is not expected to cause any damage.
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