This is due to sea level fluctuations associated with residual tsunami waves caused by the volcanic eruption.
The Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (Inocar) reported this Sunday morning that it maintains the observation status of the continental and insular coast after the eruption of the submarine volcano on the island of Tonga.
The latest Inocar report indicates that, based on the records of the tide gauges that operate on the continental and insular coasts, as well as the tsunami detection buoys located off this coast, “it has been possible to determine sea level fluctuations associated with residual waves. tsunami caused by the volcanic eruption.
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“For this reason, the tsunami observation status is maintained for the continental and insular coast of the country,” says Inocar.
Yesterday afternoon, the entities issued a tsunami threat for Puerto Ayora, in Galapagos, which was lifted hours later.
Due to the eruption on the island of Tonga, resorts in the coastal provinces also decided to withdraw bathers.
How far from Ecuador is Tonga, the kingdom where an eruption generated a tsunami alert on the Pacific coast
The island nation of Tonga, in the South Pacific, where the volcanic eruption occurred, is located more than 10,000 kilometers from Isla Mujeres (Mexico) and more than 12,000 from Puerto Rico, but it triggered several countries to be on alert before the arrival of waves. (I)
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