Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hunga_Tonga–Hunga_Ha'apai
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf submarine volcano
gptkbp:ashCloudHeight up to 58 km (2022 eruption)
gptkbp:coordinates 20.546°S 175.385°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Tonga
gptkbp:destroyedIsland 2022 eruption
gptkbp:discoveredBy Western explorers in 1912
gptkbp:elevation 114 meters (before 2022 eruption)
gptkbp:formedIsland 2014–2015 eruption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai
gptkbp:lastEruption 2022
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tonga
South Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:majorEruption January 15, 2022
gptkbp:namedAfter Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai islands
gptkbp:notableEvent 2014–2015 eruption created new landmass
2022 eruption caused global atmospheric shockwaves
gptkbp:partOf Tonga–Kermadec Islands volcanic arc
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:tsunamiGenerated 2022 eruption
gptkbp:volcanicExplosivityIndex VEI 5 (2022 eruption)
gptkbp:volcanoType gptkb:stratovolcano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tonga_archipelago
gptkb:2022_Hunga_Tonga–Hunga_Ha'apai_eruption_and_tsunami
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8