Volcano Eruption 2024 Tonga. Waves hit australia, new zealand and japan. Lava spurts and flows after the eruption of a volcano in the reykjanes peninsula near grindavik, iceland, august 23.
A massive volcanic eruption in tonga, on saturday, triggered a tsunami that spread across the pacific in a matter of hours. A little over two years ago, the most powerful underwater volcano ever recorded erupted off the coast of the tiny island nation of tonga in the pacific ocean, about 2,000.