Tonga Volcano Eruption 2024 Eruption. A massive volcanic eruption in tonga, on saturday, triggered a tsunami that spread across the pacific in a matter of hours. Waves hit australia, new zealand and japan.
The low, forested tofua island in the central part of the tonga islands group is the emergent summit of a large stratovolcano that was seen in eruption by captain cook in 1774. A massive volcanic eruption in tonga, on saturday, triggered a tsunami that spread across the pacific in a matter of hours.