2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami

Summary

2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami is a Surtseyan eruption^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami is located in Haʻapai district^[3].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami is in the country of Tonga^[4].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's instance of is recorded as Surtseyan eruption^[5].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's instance of is recorded as Plinian eruption^[6].
• The location of 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami was Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai^[7].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami is a type of 2021-2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption series^[8].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's Commons category is recorded as 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami^[9].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami took place on January 15, 2022^[10].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -20.546, 'lon': -175.39}^[11].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2022 Hunga Tonga eruption and tsunami^[12].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's described at URL is recorded as https://earth.jaxa.jp/tonga-volcano/^[13].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami resulted in {'amount': '+5'} deaths^[14].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami caused {'amount': '+4'} injuries^[15].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's has effect is recorded as eruption column^[16].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's has effect is recorded as earthquake^[17].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's has effect is recorded as shock wave^[18].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's has effect is recorded as tsunami^[19].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's has effect is recorded as ash rain^[20].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's has effect is recorded as 2022 Callao oil spill^[21].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's volcanic explosivity index is recorded as Volcanic explosivity index 5: Plinian^[22].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's earthquake magnitude on the Richter magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+5.8'}^[23].
• 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami's hashtag is recorded as TogetherForTonga^[24].

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When and Where

2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami took place on January 15, 2022^[10]. It took place at Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai^[7]. It is in the country of Tonga^[4].

Context

Recorded instance of include Surtseyan eruption^[5] and Plinian eruption^[6].

Outcome and Impact

2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami resulted in {'amount': '+5'} deaths^[14]. It caused {'amount': '+4'} injuries^[15].

Why It Matters

2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]