VIDEOS: Así se vio desde el espacio la erupción del volcán submarino en Tonga

enero 16, 2022

El volcán submarino Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai en el Pacífico Sur hizo una erupción violenta la tarde del sábado; el momento fue registrado por varios satélites.

El Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai, se encuentra a unos 65 kilómetros de la isla de Tongatapu, provocó también un Tsunami que afectó las costas del Pacífico Sur.

Más de 100 familias fueron evacuadas, pues las autoridades otra alerta sobre una posible subida de las aguas.

Estas son algunas imágenes captadas por varios satélites.

An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore.

A tsunami advisory is in effect for Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific coast pic.twitter.com/TdbNADUuzC
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) January 15, 2022

Los impactantes videos de la erupción del volcán en Tonga captados desde el espacio. Más: https://t.co/QYRkY3VDKp pic.twitter.com/XID3WDaeoF
— Clarín (@clarincom) January 15, 2022

1.14.2022: (correction on date) Large volcanic eruption near Tonga (Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano) today as seen from outer space. Shown on visible imagery using the Himawari satellite. #hiwx #tsunami #earthquake pic.twitter.com/Y18W7wvXl9
— NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) January 15, 2022

TSUNAMI SATELLITE FOOTAGE: The U.S. West Coast and Alaska were put on tsunami alert on Saturday after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption, which can be seen from space in these images from Japan’s Himawari satellite. pic.twitter.com/KeedWKnPIA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 15, 2022

Visible satellite imagery – close up over #Tonga. Absolutely enormous #eruption. pic.twitter.com/R6oVgtzTgg
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) January 15, 2022

Absolutely stunning satellite imagery of the #Tonga eruption a short time ago. #NewZealand's North Island at the bottom left. pic.twitter.com/FCioKkbvJU
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) January 15, 2022

Infrared Satellite Imagery shows how clear skies were fast replaced by the giant #eruption cloud over #Tonga in the past couple hours. pic.twitter.com/pxqA4LymlH
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) January 15, 2022

4 images, from the same height and cropped area, showing just 30 minutes of time.

4th image – the eruption cloud is now 350 kilometres (218 miles) in diameter.#Tonga #Eruption #Volcano #HimawariSatellite https://t.co/gb7E1quzdb pic.twitter.com/fyByk3DghX
— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) January 15, 2022