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Seismic data pinpoint the collapse of an underwater volcano, and reveal how the eruption triggered a destructive tsunami.
Buildings on Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga, were damaged after the eruption of the underwater Hunga volcano in 2022 triggered a series of tsunamis. Credit: Mary Lyn Fonua/Matangi Tonga/AFP/Getty
A powerful volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean has revealed a way to detect a tsunami unleashed by such an event1.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02809-6
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