The National Weather Service said Saturday that there was a warning for the West Coast of North America and Hawaii because of the eruption of a volcano.
An eruption of a volcano in the Pacific. The agency via AP.
The Associated Press.
The Associated Press reported that waves ranged in height from a foot to 2.7 feet in Hanalei.
There was only minor flooding throughout the islands, according to the center.
The wave was expected to hit the coast of Oregon between 10:45 and 11:45 a.m. The coast of Washington between 11:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. was warned by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The National Weather Service said that a volcanic eruption triggered a wave that hit the island of Tonga.
CNN reported that the residents of the capital were sent to higher ground after the waves flooded the city.
The extent of the damage was not immediately known, as communication was cut off after the volcanic eruption.
The United States Geological Survey states that 159 people were killed by a large wave in Hawaii in 1946. It reached a height of up to 55 feet above the sea level.
The key background.
There are many causes of ocean waves, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and submarine landslides.
A volcano erupts in the Pacific.
The US was put under a tsunami advisory after the volcanic eruption.
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