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This Is What the Giant Tonga Eruption Sounded Like

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The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haâapai volcano blew its top in January 2022 .

The huge eruption roiled the Pacific Ocean , generating shock waves through the air, tsunamis across the sea, and spewing a cloud of ash and debris into the sky.

People around the world heard the eruption, but the study was concentrated on New Zealandârelatively close to the Tongan volcano.

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English

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