Tonga issues tsunami warning after undersea volcano erupts
An underwater volcano off Tonga has erupted, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, including New Zealand.Fiji advises citizens to avoid beaches due to "strong currents and dangerous waves"Video posted to social media showed large waves washing ashore in Tongan coastal areas on Saturday, and photos showed ash falling from the sky.
The areas, some 2,300 kilometres from the volcano, were expected to experience strong and unusual currents, and unpredictable surges at the shore.Loading Tsunami waves measuring 60 centimetres in height were also observed by sea-level gauges at the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, following volcanic activity in Tonga, the US-based Pacific tsunami warning centre said.
The eruption, located about 65 kilometres north of Nuku'alofa, caused a tsunami measuring 1.2 metres, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said.The federal government is "monitoring the situation and "ready to provide support to Tonga if requested".
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