A tsunami alert has been issued for an underwater volcano on the Pacific island of Tonga.According to the AFP news agency, the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Arden on Sunday said that the volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has caused tsunami waves in the whole region and it has caused great damage to the capital of Tonga.
The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blankenship has said that "the people of Tonga are deeply concerned because they are having a hard time following the eruption."
He added that the United States was ready to help its neighbors in the Pacific.
Satellite imagery shows that the sound of a volcanic eruption has reached 10,000 kilometers in Alaska.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.8 volcanic eruption on Saturday.
According to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, the damage in Tonga has not been fully assessed as communication has been cut off.
