Some may not be aware, but on the 15th Jan 2022, an underwater volcano erupted not too fair from the South Pacific Island, Tonga. This resulted in a 1.2 m (4 feet) tall tsunami wave that hit the beachfronts of the Tongan capital just minutes after the eruption, and has resulted in Tsunami warnings issued as far as the Us West Coast.
The eruption on Saturday 15th could be heard from Fiji, 800 km (500 miles) away, and reportedly sounded like thunder. Meanwhile, as seen in videos from Tonga before the waves, the geological event emitted a sound scarily similar to up close gunshots.
I wish to send my condolences and prayers towards the people of Tonga and others effected by the tsunami that followed. I pay my respects to those who have lost loved ones, livelihoods, and homes to such a disastrous event.