Microsoft Flight Simulator - The Volcanic Island of Hunga-Tonga 

We heard the Volcano from New Zealand (I'm in Christchurch) 2,727 km (1,694 miles) away. There was also a Tsunami surge up north so the eruption was huge.

We heard the eruption all the way from Fiji... Sounded like thunder... tsunami also hit coast lines in Fiji

interesting perspective . the narrators voice is rather calm and appealing compared to most hyped up presentations on youtube . 👍👍👍

We got 1-2ft tsunami pulses on the northern California coast from this. Fire departments up and down the coast were telling people to stay off the beaches.

"So, I don't want to make a habit of these type of videos". OA- You could read recipies out of your grandmother's cook book and we'd likely be happy. You have the voice.

The water mask was probably generated with data from 2015 or later, making the central part between the islands not water covered (despite the elevation being at sea level due to using much older radar elevation data)

Bing will see this explosion as evidence that their "don't update and hope the area reverts to its former self" imagery policy is a winning strategy.

I find these volcanic landscapes quite intimidating - put in a glowering cloudscape and they really become quite scary. Everything's on such a gargantuan scale. Réunion Island, featured in one of your recent MSFS videos, is one such place. Absolutely terrifying landscape to fly over - and watch that verticality - that 8.5000ft high volcanic peak creeps up on you!

Crossing my fingers for the person's out there 🤞 It's unfortunate that something like "International Rescue" doesn't exist. We definitely have the technology to make it real. Thanks for the information Obsidian Ant ✌️

Very nice video Mark. Thanks for showing us this area. If I go there, I'll turn ON google maps for sure.

The weird & rare occasion when nature ended up correcting out of date imagery :)

So far this is the best video I've seen regarding Tonga

Prayers for the people affected during this eruption 🙏

Awesome imagery and commentary. Thank you 👍

Thankfully news today indicates that the island nation of Tonga seems to have avoided the widespread disaster that a lot of us feared would be the case. Tragically there are a couple of deaths reported due to the water swell, but Tonga largely seems to have been spared of largescale catastrophe.

New Zealand is quite amazing in flightsim too. I did check Alaska too. Quite extraordinary.

Oh man, I need to get my Flight Simulator out again. I have flown around the Pyramids and the canals of Venice. Cool program that I actually got at Goodwill. Amazing!

Very enjoyable and informative video!

Msfs needs a map update. Most of the island is gone now..

Very interesting item OA, and an invitation to visit certain locations one would normally overlook

There have been several warnings regarding a tsunami on the Australian Eastern seaboard and I’m worried even though I live on well elevated ground. Stay safe people

Excellent thankyou for making these

This is what we need in Elite

I really hope that they are able to start getting help out to the island. I heard that the people were concerned about Covid because they had not had any cases of it on Tonga. I don't blame them for worrying about Covid,but something needs to be done to help the people out there.

Mate your vids are rocks !!!

These volcanic eruptions around the earth is becoming quite concerning. Am i the only person thinking this. Over the last two years volcanoes have been erupting at an alarming rate worldwide. Whats causing it?

The blast eruption of the Hanga Tonga Volcano was horrendously loud like a bomb blast. Am in Auckland NZ heard the big bang and had Tsunami waves as well. As NZ is in the ring of fire which is the plate that moves when earthquake shakes NZ. Am not surprise with Hanga Tanga volcano had a huge eruptions. It is mother natures work. We are also end time such will happen we just be prepared.

Latest info from Tongan Navy is the Island which was 140m high has now been replaced by a 830m deep chasm.

speaking of the eruption, there were reports of people hearing it in alaska. dont know if those are confirmed though edit: it has been confirmed

On the first islands you mentioned the top island is just a small fragment and the lower left island is 1/3rd of it's size after the huge explosion. 95% of the island was wiped off the face of the Earth.

So cool, never knew

Reminds me of Mt St, Helens. I saw and heard that one go off, but it was not underwater. It was under a glacier.

Thank you.

If I understand correctly, the west prominence is Hunga Tonga and the east prominence was Hunga Ha'apai. When the volcano filled in the sea between, they became Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai. Since January 15th, though, Hunga Tonga has been much reduced, there is no volcano above the sea surface, and Hunga Ha'apai is no longer there.

thank you.

i like this content

It blew again yesterday evening..

Bing is always on the back foot with everything they do.

How convenient they were recording at that moment looks more man-made 🚀 than natural 🤔❓

You should do more videos where you fly to small islands in the middle of nowhere. I’d love to see the Falklands.

It looks like Bing maps now after the eruption according to photos i saw today. The crater that was there as seen on Google maps has disappeared completely

Eastern Australia too hv so many inactive volcanos

Damm good video

what is the name of the last song? ;))

@4:15.... were those lakes on the side of the mountain? :)

The north pole mount be bombarded.

I pray to thee God of Tonga Hunga Wonga Bonga to prevent more eruptions.

Awesome Vid! I also explored Mt Okmok in flight sim and google, love the imagery with snow coverage! I'm unsure what your religious views are, but the Bible does have interesting things to say prophetically, regarding an increase in earthquakes (in various places) leading up to the return of Jesus, I've been seeing an increase in Volcanos, which of course, go along with earthquakes, all over the world in the last few years, especially this one, might be worth looking into if your interested, especially if they continue to increase in the coming years! Thought I'd share, Thanks!

I think you can boost your viewers a bit by doing more MFS video's as more and more people are hungering for relaxing and casual games. And MFS is definitely one of them :)

Hermoso espectaculo nos brinda la naturaleza, pero aveces con mucha desgracia.

Do a simulation of part of carlifornia breaking off and falling into the sea after an eartquake , this event is so long overdue that it could happen tomorrow.

Imagine this being above water. It could ve been like , and if not, more powerful than Krakatoa s eruption from Indonesia that almost caused a short Ice Age.

So, this wasn't really an "undersea eruption", since the volcano poked up out of the sea 5 or 6 yeas ago. Presently, it looks like the volcano is surrounded by an island. Still pretty picturesque et cetera

What was the name of the area in Alaska you flew over? So I can go check it out. Cheers

Why did watching this make me really afraid of the future???

It's called NATURE folks.

So it's an easy come easy go.

wow

It went around the world The ashes will stay for months. This is a catastrophic eruption and it will affect our lives for years.

What happened at tonga is actually known by the nearby Living people

Imagine what yellowstone would do..

It might be worse than we are hoping !

Looked like plume of white steam to me. Then some ash.

Aviso aos Portugueses, Fiz um Video no RU-vid. avisando sobre um Tsunami que vai acontecer ao Sul de Portugal, igual ao que aconteceu em 1755, e anos antes naquele tempo, a ilha de la palma entrou em atividade. agora é questão de meses até o Tsunami acontecer. quem mora ao Sul, e em Lisboa, melhor coisa a fazer é ir embora da cidade.

if look on zoom earth you see just away from these 2 island about 10km it go off my be smoke when to left of it but look on which way wind going should when right but it didn't all video i watch don't match up were they say go off. i got it just before they block what ever happen on map

underwater nuke testing maybe. maybe tnamies will be use for war

4:04 i think this a koryaksy volacno

they use bing not google. and cause of that you wont get new info like you wont. where i live my house is not even there yet. its dirt and you can not see most places. i live on water front. kind of like a big island in the bid of land lol. there is a small town that gone underwater. people dive looking for things here. but we or so far behind bings maps. that you can not even see it. i hope bing well one day update. i seen a google map car last year.

No loss of life.

I know it's a remote location and everything but how the f Microsoft didn't update Bing maps since 2015 or earlier? It's outdated by at least 7 years...

why can't we just have Xplane 12 use Google earth data?????????????????????

The world is tilted in the wrong direction.

It's interesting how "naïve" everyone is, in regard to "bad actors" on this planet! The video I saw, showed a "fat boy missile" dropping into the water, and causing a gigantic splash, and then it's visible even underwater for a moment, and then exactly where the splash occurred, the "nuke" detonates! Just before dark, c'mon man, wake up everybody! BTW, the Pentagon loves bombing sh%$, whenever possible! I've been watching volcanoes for years, and this is a first! Selah

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Island………. Only some will know

トンガで地球規模の大噴火。地下でいったい何が起きているんだ。

😮😮😯😯😲😲

I was there I'm Tonga of,oto

We just happen to have a sattilite overhead. Does anyone think that's strange??

The name Hunga is pronounced Hooongah

The news stated the so-called eruption had the power of multiple atomic bombs. Hmmm, that makes me curious about the four missiles that North Korea launched this month. Two of those missiles were Ballistic missiles, all four missiles were directed into the ocean . North Korea would not comment on how far they flew. I believe Tonga is about 1,500 miles from North Korea.

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That was no eruption, don't be fooled, it was a missile strike. No lava, no eruption.

Well. If they are all vaccinated everything will be alright

It would be wise to get all those ppl out of there...hard on them, but wise. Too bad

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*All free standing waters are level because the Earth is Flat.*

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omg, this is horrible and sad! stay safe, we wish all the best to everyone! hope you r all well. best wishes suzypcosmetics

I don't believe it. where are all the people saying that Volcanoes are not real!

I need to jump on the band wagon for clicks and likes..

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Thank You HAARP

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sad

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VERY VERY SAD....

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