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Tonga eruption may have produced Statue of Liberty-engulfing tsunami: Report

By Brady Knox

Published August 31, 2022 9:41pm ET

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Tonga eruption may have produced Statue of Liberty-engulfing tsunami: Report — In this satellite image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, and released by the agency, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending large waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. | (Japan Meteorology Agency via AP)

The massive eruption of the Tonga volcano in January produced a tsunami as tall as the Statue of Liberty, according to a report.

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