Tonga volcano unleashed fastest ever undersea flows: study
Paris (AFP) Sept 7, 2023
An unprecedentedly violent volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami off the Pacific island nation of Tonga in 2022 unleashed the fastest underwater currents ever recorded, according to a study published on Thursday. The submerged Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano sent rocks, ash and gas racing across the seafloor at 122 kilometres (76 miles) per hour in January last year, found the paper p