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    THE VOLCANO THAT SHOOK THE EARTH

    Feb 16, 2022 4 minutes

    The eruption of the submarine Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15 January 2022 left thousands of people without homes, supplies and internet. At the time of writing, there have been three confirmed deaths related to the eruption, two of which were locals, and one British national.

    The volcano’s explosion sent shock waves as far as Alaska and the UK, and caused a tsunami that affected the shores of Australia, the US and Russia.

    Around 10 hours after the eruption, people in Miami in the US – more than 11,000km away from the volcano – saw travelling at the speed of sound through the atmosphere.

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