On Saturday 15 January 2022 04:10 UT (Friday evening 14 January 2022 in the US), an underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted violently. The eruption from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano created atmospheric pressure waves that were detected and seen 5000 kilometers (3000 miles) away in Hawai‘i. Below is footage of atmospheric waves created as a result of the eruption from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano.
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA