Photos and videos from California show the effects of the tsunami after the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga

The violent eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga

, in the South Pacific, caused a tsunami that hit the coasts of this island nation and its effects reached the coasts of Chile, Japan and the United States, among others.

The Tsunami Warning Service of the National Service United States Meteorological Service (NWS), launched a tsunami warning on the west coast of the country after the eruption of the volcano in the Pacific Ocean, to the states of Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska and it was expected that the waves would not exceed two feet (just over half a meter).

According to the advisory, impact arrival times would begin in California at 07.35 in the morning Pacific.

In social networks, many users have shared photos and videos of the impact of the tsunami on the coast of California.

The Soquel stream, in Santa Cruz, at 5,000 miles from the eruption site, it was flowing backward due to the tsunami:

In Santa Cruz, on the edge of the Bay of Monterrey, it was reported slight coastal flooding.

In Pacifica, a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay, large waves hit the shoreline:

And in Santa Cruz, the waves also made the beach disappear:

At the port of Ventura:

And at Seacliff Beach, in Aptos, also in Monterey Bay:

In the following tweet, the water is first shown flowing in the opposite direction in some canals in Chile and then the San Lorenzo River , which runs south to southeast through the San Lorenzo Valley before passing through Santa Cruz and emptying into Monterey Bay, California, which also flowed back.

In Santa Cruz, they suspended a surfing competition and had to rescue several participants in danger due to strong waves:

The National Weather Service in San Diego reported the height reached by the waves from Alaska to California:

Here are the latest tsunami coastal observations from Alaska to California, including both San Diego (0.8 feet/23 cm) and La Jolla (0.6 feet/18 cm)… pic.twitter.com /ixSzhEeiez— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) January 000, 2022

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