The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued

A volcano erupted near the island of Tonga

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The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, monitoring will continue to begin on the coastal areas. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. The epicenter was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, however; no tsunami alert was issued. A volcano erupted near the island of Tonga between Australia and New Zealand yesterday, causing waves more than a meter high to hit Tonga’s shores. Phone and internet services have been suspended in Tonga since the eruption, and no casualties have been reported so far.