Tsunami generated by the January 2022 Tonga volcano eruption was 90 m high

By: Dr Mohammad Heidarzadeh Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Bath (England) Secretary General of the International Tsunami Commission. Email: mhk58@bath.ac.uk A new study shows that the deadly and global-reaching tsunami generated by the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in January 2022 was as high as 90 m (see Figure 1). The tsunami […]