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    • January 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai, Tonga Images

    Metadata Updated: April 12, 2025

    The Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, located 60 km northwest of Tongatapu, Tonga, began erupting at 0407 UTC on 15 January 2022 with a massive explosive eruption at 0414 UTC from seismic data. The eruption triggered a tsunami that caused damage locally, regionally, and across the Pacific. The local tsunami killed three people and caused major destruction to many low-lying coastal communities on Tongatapu, ‘Eua and the Ha'apai Group of Tonga; runups up to 15 m and 500 m inundation were reported for Mango Island by the Tonga Geological Services (TGS). Elsewhere, waves up to 2 m in amplitude were reported by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). Many countries experienced waves greater than 0.3 m in amplitude and damaging waves struck harbours and coasts in New Zealand, Rarotonga, Hawaii and the US west Coast, and as far away as Peru (additionally, two deaths occurred), Chile in the eastern Pacific, and Japan in the northwestern Pacific.

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    Metadata Date March 26, 2025
    Metadata Created Date April 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2025
    Reference Date(s) February 1, 2012 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NGDC MGG Hazard Photos

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    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date March 26, 2025
    Metadata Created Date April 12, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date April 12, 2025
    Reference Date(s) February 1, 2012 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.photos:286
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (2012): Natural Hazards Image Database (Event: June 1994 Java, Indonesia Images). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5154F01 [access date], Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat -14.6952
    Bbox South Lat -25.8839
    Bbox West Long 174.375
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    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Hazard Photos
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    Lineage NCEI maintains a database of images of natural hazard events.
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