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Robbie Chalmers

Shockwaves from volcanic eruption in Tonga felt nearly 10,000 miles away in Tayside

Earth-shattering shockwaves from a colossal undersea volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean was felt nearly 10,000 miles away in Tayside.

Dramatic satellite images showed the long, rumbling eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, which spewed smoke and ash miles into the atmosphere on Saturday.

The eight-minute eruption triggered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and was heard across the Pacific, with a thunderous roar heard 6000 miles away in Alaska.

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