348K views · 1.3K reactions | BREAKING: Satellite image captures Tonga's Hunga volcano erupting  @US_Stormwatch Footage shows tsunami waves impacting the Pacific Island nation of #TONGA following a large undersea volcanic eruption this afternoon. Incredible satellite imagery shows the moment the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai #volcano erupted, sending shockwaves surging across the ocean. | BOMBO RADYO PHILIPPINES | Facebook

549K views · 7.1K reactions | INSANE - The violent eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai Volcano was captured by satellite that sent shockwaves that were reported to be heard several thousand miles away - was heard in Alaska. It also has triggered a Tsunami that has resulted in Advisories along the west coast of USA! | Live Storm Chasers | Facebook

724K views · 3.2K reactions | An underwater volcano has made a mysterious new island in the South Pacific — and NASA satellites captured the amazing process. | Insider Science | Facebook

133K views · 799 reactions | The New Zealand High Commission recently returned to Hunga to see what had become of Tonga's newest island, which formed between Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai islands following an underwater volcanic eruption in January 2015. Experts said the new island would probably exist only a few months until ocean waves wore it down. Take a look at what we found. Video credit: New Zealand High Commission. | New Zealand High Commission, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | Facebook

NASA has followed the Pacific Islands evolution for years. Then Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted. 🌋 “It gave us a window into a rapid-paced life history of an island that we can compare to hundreds of other islands in the oceans over time,” said Jim Garvin, Chief Scientist at NASA Goddard. Through the eyes of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ESA - European Space Agency satellites, scientists are able to study the life cycle of volcanic islands – from formation to erupti