An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing into homes.
Japan's meteorological agency issued tsunami warnings in the early hours on Sunday and said waves as high as three metres were expected in the Amami islands in the south. Waves of more than a metre were recorded there earlier.
The volcano, which lies about 65 km north of Nuku'alofa, caused a 1.2-metre tsunami wave, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said. Jese Tuisinu, a television reporter at Fiji One, posted a video on Twitter showing large waves crashing ashore, with people trying to flee in their cars.
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