Early this morning (January 15), due to the large-scale volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean, which triggered a large-scale tsunami and a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4, the Canadian province of BC issued an emergency tsunami warning, not only in Canada, but also on the entire west coast of the United States!
At the same time, the Pacific coast of the United States has also issued tsunami warnings.
The latest data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows that a wide range of waves of 80 cm have been detected! Expect 30 to 61 cm waves throughout the U.S. Pacific coast!
The Met Office said the first wave of tsunamis will reach Los Angeles at 7:45 a.m. Pacific Standard Time and hit San Francisco around 8:10 a.m., but the highest water level could reach it in a few hours.
The impact of the tsunami on the west coast of the United States is not expected to trigger widespread flooding, but coastal disasters such as offshore currents.
Satellite imagery shows that this time the eruption was incredibly powerful.
Although it is an undersea volcano, volcanic ash, gas, etc. are mixed with seawater to form a huge "cloud" that directly rushes up to a height of 20 kilometers!
Volcanic ash instantly filled the entire coast, mixed with various gases, the original fresh and clean island air, suddenly filled with all kinds of impurities, dirty, volcanic ash, small pebbles mixed with seawater falling, forming a "volcanic ash rain", have been smashed.
After the eruption, the national alarm sounded throughout the capital Nuku'alofa, mixed with the screams of the people, the volcanic ash obscured the sun, the once peaceful and lively streets, now in chaos, the sky is full of volcanic ash, explosions, lightning happen one after another, like the end of the world!
Nukualo is about 65 kilometers away from the erupting volcano, and the residents said they heard a loud explosion-like noise, and everyone screamed in fright and scattered frantically, running for their lives!
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake followed!
At around 6:40 p.m., the entire tonga internet was disconnected, and it is unclear whether there have been any casualties.
One member of the public said it was terrifying to recall. When the volcano erupted, she and her family were in the room, "as if something had erupted, even the ground was shaking, my whole house was shaking, the waves followed, and my brother at first thought that there was another bomb nearby." ”
Her first instinct was to grab her sister by her side, immediately hide under the table, and shout for help from her parents. Neighbors nearby all reacted the same, and they didn't know if it was an explosion or an earthquake.
Who knows, the next second, a lot of seawater will pour into the house! When she looked at it, she saw her neighbor's house collapse from her window!
"There were screams everywhere, people were shouting and running, and everyone was running up the heights!"
Another family lived by the sea, after hearing the huge explosion, the sea water continued to pounce, and immediately drove to other places, but at the same time there were too many people escaping, he was directly blocked in the road, and could only sit in the car and pray silently.
After the eruption, the king of Tonga also withdrew from the palace under the protection of the army and went to the highlands to escape.
On the 15th, Tonga issued a second tsunami warning.
Even the fijian people, who are 800 kilometers away from the volcano, have heard the sound of the volcanic eruption, even the doors and windows of their homes have been shaken, and the government has sounded the alarm urgently, so that the residents of the low-lying coastal areas can be evacuated urgently!
The volcano's most recent eruption was on December 20, 2021, but the energy released by this eruption is about 7 times that of the previous one, and it continues to increase, and it is still being closely observed.
- Area A: North Coast including the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii);
- Area B: Central and northeast coasts of Vancouver Island, including Kitimat, Bella Coola and Port Hardy;
- Area C: Off the west coast off Vancouver Island, cape scott to Port Renfrew;
- Zone D: Across the Jordan River to the Juan de Fuca Strait in the Greater Victoria region
But no matter what, please pay attention to all the villagers, don't run to the beach if you have nothing to do, let alone run to join in the fun, safety first.
Not long after 2022 began, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and earthquakes came together, making many people tired: Is the end of the world really not far away?
No matter what, I hope everyone is safe!
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