Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning on the country's Pacific coast
Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning on the country's Pacific coast The Japan Meteorological Agency on Saturday midnight issued a tsunami warning on the country's Pacific coast and urged residents to evacuate from seaside areas, following an earlier volcanic eruption in Tonga An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted Saturday with a stunning blast, sending tsunami waves onto nearby Tonga and to the north in Japan, with warnings of dangerous ocean surges issued as far away as the US West Coast Frightened Tongans fled to higher ground Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that triggered tsunami warnings across the South Pacific, including the entire US West Coast New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa suffered "significant" damage in the powerful volcanic eruption which triggered a tsunami but there have been no reports of injury or death. Deeply concerned for the people of Tonga as they recov...