Impact of the tsunami caused by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption in Costa Rica on 15 January 2022.

ABSTRACT: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai had a large eruption (VEI 5-6) on 15 January 2022, which caused a tsunami recorded in all ocean basins. Costa Rica has made many advances in tsunami preparation over the past 9 years since the creation of SINAMOT (Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Tsunamis, National Tsunami Monitoring System), both on watch and warning protocols and on community preparedness. For the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai event, the government declared a low-threat warning, suspending all in-water activities, even though the country did not receive any official warning from PTWC (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center) due to the lack of procedures for tsunamis generated by volcanoes. The tsunami was observed at 24 locations on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Costa Rica, becoming the se

SUBMITTER: Chacon-Barrantes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176287 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature