Tonga volcano eruption was more powerful than an atomic bomb, says NASA

The strength of the volcanic eruption in the Tonga Islands archipelago on January 15 far exceeded the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, scientists at NASA, the US space agency, said, while survivors of the natural disaster pointed out on Monday. on Friday (24) who suffered a shock that "shaken their brains".

According to NASA's Earth Observatory, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano released a plume of smoke that reached a height of 40 km after its eruption. The phenomenon was even heard in Alaska, more than 9,000 km away, and caused a tsunami.