DATASET

Volcano eruption in Tonga (2022-01-15)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2022-01-15 16:45:00
Event time (UTC): 2022-01-15 06:30:00
Event type: Volcanic activity (Tsunami)

Activation reason:
After the eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai located 65km north of Tonga, a tsunami was triggered and affected several islands in the region. The sky was filled with black ash clouds. Damage following the tsunami has been reported from the capital of Tonga, in other areas the damage assessment is ongoing.

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Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 2

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Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2022): Volcano eruption in Tonga (2022-01-15). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/2f3a490d-ba24-43b2-a323-15273bba85b3

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR558 Mapping TON Tonga Volcanic activity Rapid Mapping

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR558]: Volcano eruption in Tonga (2022-01-15)
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  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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WKT
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Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-01-29
Modified date
2022-01-29
Issued date
2022-01-15
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR558 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/2f3a490d-ba24-43b2-a323-15273bba85b3
Popularity
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