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Stunning satellite images capture massive volcanic eruption near Tonga
An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time, sending shock waves through the atmosphere and triggering tsunami waves thousands of miles away, including along the West coast of the United States. Now, details are slowly beginning to emerge about the extent of damage across the hard-hit Pacific nation. The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, located just under 20 miles (32 km) from Tonga’s Fonuafo’ou island,
