Hunga Tonga volcano eruption in 4K UHD with Shock Wave propagation

On January 15, 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano sent an ash cloud 17 km (55,000 ft) into the atmosphere and NOAA’s satellites captured 4K UHD video of this event. Near the eruption, the explosion damaged property, including shattered windows. A tsunami warning was issued just after 5:30 p.m. by the Tonga Meteorological Services and the tsunami flooded coastal areas in Tonga. In the video there is Shock Wave propagation after Hunga Tonga volcano erupted.

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[sypherjon]

Man we just got our internet cable back up to full capacity today and this my first time seeing this in satellite view. Witnessing this with my own eyes is something Id never forget. 2 minutes before the explosion, me and several locals could see the smoke caused by the eruption(or so i thought) we were all just in awe as we feel the ground shaking, all cars stopped and everyone rushed to get a view of the eruption. Seemed safe enough for a few pictures and what not. Thats when the volcano blew up. It was sudden and unexpected. We could literally see the shockwave when it hit us.The shockwave was so strong that it sent some of us to the ground. Mind you, the volcano was at least 70km away from where i was standing. My vision was blurry for a second or two and my ears couldn't stop ringing. We looked up only to see the clouds, as if a atomic bomb had been dropped. The sky was clear and blue but it quickly turned into darkness as if it was midnight. We thought the worst was over, but that is when we saw the tide rising. I had already knew a tsunami was coming way before the tsunami warning was issued because i was at the coastline during the explosion. We could see waves rushing towards us and the sound it was making was just terrifying, thats when the panic started to set in. If trying to get away from the tsunami was already bad enough, acid rain had to make it worse and thats exactly what happened. More things to tell, not that you all asked me or what but i just wanted to share lol. I'm just thankful we are alive and well. God is Great.

[AldenDoble]

I don't care how sadistic I am - this eruption is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. It's insane how we live in a time that we can watch it happen from space 😨

[D.Danielson]

Could see the aftershock travelling through the pacific. Heard the loud boom around 6pm here in Am. Samoa

[CountOxymagomedovMMA]

Around 7 PM on that same day here in the Philippines, our local weather station recorded a sudden rise and drop in atmospheric pressure and even countries as far as the US and potentially, worldwide. That volcanic sonic boom was quite a spectacle.

[harrisafiari]

Amazing, we could record the eruption from the sky - this was good for scientist to comprehend more about all types of volcanos.

[marleymcleay]

first of all, much love and prayers to the people of Tonga and surrounding islands.

Yes, the shockwave had reached New Zealand some two hours after the eruption.
On the weather radar, the shockwave registered as a 4 hectapascal rise in pressure and then sunk 6HpA. It was significant! Tonga is almost 3000km away.

All the best for the people

[sirskidney]

Awesome job! Thanks for getting this up so quick with such a comprehensive range of views. It was an impressive eruption that’s for sure.

[vyoshen]

Its taken from thousands of miles above, and even from there it looks huge..

[soundphile]

As someone in europe, i think i actually experienced the moment where its shockwave reached europe. I was outside in a park and out of nowhere all surrounding Birds were suddenly going crazy flying around wild. At that time I was just confused why they behaved like that out of nowhere(i been to that place for years and never seen something like that), only when i read about the erruption it dawned on me that their erratic behaviour happened on the day of the Erruption.

[andyguyuk]

It looks insanly big when you see a full earth and the size of the explosion

[WiseSnake]

Back-to-back eruptions with 2 tsunami events. This last eruption though looked catastrophic.

[DV-zvox]

And just like that, we are humbled and reminded that not one single person who has lived, is living or will ever live can control mother nature. She is the boss, well and truly.

[indigoace]

Amazing videos, as always. I really appreciate the consistent quality and passion you show towards, not only the science, but the beauty of science photography. Thanks for sharing.

[Floppshot]

After seeing this from space, it really gives you an idea of the destruction an asteriod/metorite would cause.

[akfroggie]

The island marked Fonu'afo'ou is actually Tongatapu (Fonu'afo'ou is an undersea volcano to the north of the Hungas that builds into an island and then erodes away with some frequency. In the 1990s, it was officially claimed by the Kingdom of Tonga). The island marked Hunga Tonga is actually Hunga Ha'apai, while the one on the left in that shot is Hunga Tonga. The reason is that the one on the left is nearest the island of Tongatapu, while the one on the right is nearest the Ha'apai group. They're both part of the crater rim of the same volcano. When the two islands were joined by the eruption of the of the volcano itself, the name of the island (and volcano) was changed to Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai.

[adarsh]

1:28 WOW!😱 That ash cloud looks bigger even than some countries!
Could the people of Newzealand see the ash cloud?

[thomasw]

I can only imagine how much pressure was released from underneath. I wonder whether we should expect any aftereffects due to collapsing material into the void, potentially leading to earthquakes and tsunamis?

[SS-xstg]

Being able to see the shockwave really just proves that we are insignificant and small compared to mother nature. She is kind but she is powerful. Things like this remind us that safety is just an illusion. We are all sitting on top of tectonic plates which are sitting on top of an extremely hot core. On a planet orbiting what is essentially a violent nuclear fusion reactor. Which is trapped in an orbit around a supermassive black hole.

[gofar]

Imagine if we can see Krakatoa eruption in 1883 from space like this.
It can be amazing and terrifying at same time.

[plusplusplusplusp]

This was the largest explosion and loudest sound ever measured by modern instruments. It was the biggest volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883.