BREAKING Tsunami advisory in effect for U.S. West Coast after underwater volcano explodes in South Pacific
A tsunami has hit Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, and reportedly sent waves flooding into the capital after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded in a violent eruption on Saturday, sending a cloud of ash and gas steam into the air.
Ash was falling from the sky in Nuku'alofa on Saturday evening and phone connections were down, RNZ said. The volcano is located about 30 kilometers southeast of Tonga's Fonuafo'ou island, according to RNZ, and about 65 kilometers north of Nuku'alofa. A tsunami watch is in effect for all Samoan low-lying coastal areas, the Samoa Meteorological Service said."All people living on low-lying coastal areas are advised to stay away from beach areas," the agency said, and the public should refrain from visiting coastal areas.A tsunami advisory is now in effect for the US west coast including the states of California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska, according to the NWS National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska.
Snider notes this is currently an advisory and not a tsunami warning in effect for the US west coast following Tonga eruption. New Zealand's official weather service said its weather stations across the country had observed"a pressure surge" on Saturday evening from the eruption.
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