Point out the differences between tsunamis

Amidst the danger from the COVID-19 epidemic The world was shocked by a terrifying natural disaster on January 15th. The eruption of an undersea volcano on an island named 'Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai' has left the central Pacific nation of Tonga covered in volcanic ash. and received heavy damage. This explosion also caused a 1.5-2 meter high 'tsunami' that hit the coast of Tonga and several other countries later. The sound could be heard as far away as New Zealand, more than 2,383 kilometers away, soon after. This air mass wave then reaches the Thai airspace more than 10,000 kilometers away. which can be measured by the sky measurement station of.


NARIT or the National Astronomical Research Institute. Both at home and abroad, the Sydney Morning Herald compared the eruption to be as violent as 1,000 Hiroshima bombs. The GOES West observation Phone Number List satellite captured images of the volcano's eruption moment. Teeraphan Orathammarat, earthquake expert Faculty of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mahidol University said that underwater volcanoes are a part of the natural world. The area where the underwater volcano erupted occurred. Tonga in the Pacific Ocean This strip is the area called The 'Ring of Fire' is more than 40,000 kilometers long, which is a subduction zone of tectonic plates. This results in earthquakes and underwater volcanoes within the ring of fire. that is still smoldering throughout time Until causing various islands In the Pacific Ocean.



By this event of the Tongan volcano erupting under the sea. It is the most severe in 30 years since the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo on the western side of Luzon. Philippines It was a violent eruption after being dormant for more than 600 years. It may be remembered that more than 800 people died and another 100,000 People become homeless For the Tonga volcano eruption As a result, the volcano spews smoke, ash, gas, and water vapor so high that it can be seen on satellite images. and a tidal wave swept across the coastline in the capital, Nuku'alofa. causing flooding of roads along the coast Damaged houses and a tsunami moved towards.