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Tongan volcanic eruption triggered by explosion as big as ‘five underground nuclear bombs’

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The Hunga Tonga underwater volcano was one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Until now, the cause of the cataclysmic event has remained largely a mystery to the scientific community.

A student-led team of ANU seismologists has been able to shed new light on the natural explosion that initiated the event.

The student researchers analysed the climactic event’s noisy but valuable seismic records to decipher its physical mechanism.

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