Waves caused by the volcanic eruption near Tonga triggered an oil spill off the coast of Peru.

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Shock waves rippled at least twice around the globe, moving at the speed of sound as they radiated outward from the remote eruption about 40 miles north of the largest island in the Kingdom of Tonga.

The blast shot up from under the ocean, churning up huge amounts of water into the sky and turning great volumes of water into steam.

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