Shockwave analysis of the Hunga Tonga volcano based on Twitter ;-)
Here is the shockwave signal of the volcano explosion detected at various weather stations worldwide. The travel speed of the shockwave is about 1087 km/h, so less than the speed of sound. Data based on Twitter! The accuracy is not very high ;-)
Although the quality of the Twitter data prevents any serious consideration, I tried to evaluate the intensity of the shockwave with the distance from the Hunga Tonga volcano. Excepted for the stations closer to the volcano (< 2000 km), the change in pressure is 2-3 hPa almost everywhere on the Earth. Even if the Hunga Tonga explosion is not comparable to the Krakatoa, similar values were detected after its eruption in 1883.
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