No volcano in human history has ever been this terrifying! On January 15 of last year, the Kingdom of Tonga experienced one of the most dramatic and catastrophic volcanic eruptions ever recorded.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted at such a force that water vapor was launched into space for the first time by an earthly volcano. Surprisingly, a volcano that is buried hundreds of meters under the ocean triggered it. Both the general public and volcanologists were surprised by the incident.

The eruption in Tonga was so powerful that the atmosphere rang like a bell. Pressure waves sped throughout the globe in response to the massive volcanic explosion.