A tsunami surge was triggered in Tonga following an underwater volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean on January 15, 2022. The disaster wreaked havoc in the island nation and killed 3 people. Following this, a video is being shared on social media claiming that it is of the recent volcanic eruptions in Tonga.
The video is being shared with the caption, “Watch Tonga volcano eruption under the sea. Most unbelievable. Watch till the end ie after the blackout to see the aftermath. Shocking.”
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found that the video is not real.
On putting the screengrabs of the keyframes through Reverse Image Search, we found the original video in an article dated October 20, 2017.
The video is created by an Australian geologist and is a representation of an underwater volcanic eruption off the coast of New Zealand.
This simulation video only shows what could happen if an underwater volcano erupts close to an inhabited mainland.
In 2019, NewsMobile debunked the same video when it was shared as Sinabung volcano eruption in Indonesia.
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2019/06/20/no-the-volcano-in-the-video-is-not-indonesias-sinabung-volcano/
Hence, from the above information, it is clear that the viral video is a simulation video and NOT real.
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