I-United States Geological Survey (USGS) ibike ukuthi ukuzamazama komhlaba okungu-6.2 kugasele entshonalanga-nyakatho-ntshonalanga yePangai, Tonga, ngoLwesine, cishe amasonto amabili ngemva kokuba umbuso wasePacific ucekelwe phansi u-a ukuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo kanye ne-tsunami.
Ukuzamazama komhlaba kugasele endaweni ejule ngo-14.5km.
Isizinda lesi satholakala endaweni engamakhilomitha angu-219 (amamayela angu-136) enyakatho-ntshonalanga yePangai, idolobha elisesiqhingini esikude saseLifuka, ngokusho kwedatha ye-USGS.
Ayikho imibiko esheshayo yomonakalo, kodwa ukuxhumana kulinganiselwe ngemva kokuba ukuqhuma kwangaphambili kunqamule intambo eyinhloko exhunywe emanzini. Tonga ezweni.
Le ndawo ibone ukuzamazama komhlaba kwansuku zonke kusukela intaba-mlilo iHunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai yaqhuma ngoJanuwari 15, kwashona abantu abathathu futhi kwathumela i-tsunami ngaphesheya kwePacific.
The ukuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo, enkulu kunazo zonke kusukela ePinatubo ePhilippines ngo-1991, yakhulula ifu elikhulu lomlotha elagubuzela izwe eliyisiqhingi sasePacific futhi lavimbela ukubhekwa ukuze kutholwe izinga lomonakalo.
Kukhona izintaba-mlilo ezilinganiselwa esigidini ezingaphansi kolwandle okuthi, njengezintaba-mlilo zezwekazi, ezitholakala eduze kwamapuleti e-Tectonic oMhlaba lapho akha khona.
Ngokwe-Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, “izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zayo yonke imisebenzi yentaba-mlilo Emhlabeni zenzeka ngaphansi kwamanzi.”
Ngo-2015, i-Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai yakhafula amatshe amaningi amakhulu nomlotha emoyeni kangangokuthi kwaholela ekwakhekeni kwesiqhingi esisha.
Ngo-December 20 bese kuthi ngo-January 13, intaba-mlilo yaphinde yaqhuma, okwadala amafu omlotha ayengabonakala esiqhingini saseTonga iTongatapu.
NgoJanuwari 15, ukuqhuma okukhulu kwabangela i-tsunami ezungeze iPacific, inqubo okusaphikisana ngayo umsuka wayo phakathi kososayensi.