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University of Hawaii Phones Capture Data in Tonga Volcano Blast
February 11, 2022
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:

The explosion of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai on January 15, released a blast "sound" wave that reverberated through Earth's atmosphere and was recorded around the world by monitoring stations--and smartphones. The devastating eruption produced the most powerful air blast since the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia.

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