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An underwater volcano erupted off Tonga on Saturday and triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations.
周六，汤加附近的一座海底火山喷发，引发了几个南太平洋岛国的海啸预警。
Footage on social media showed waves crashing into homes.
在社交媒体上发布的视频中，可以看到海浪冲进了房屋。
Residents there were told to evacuate immediately:
当地居民被告知立即撤离：
"We have a tsunami warning at this time. Please evacuate to higher grounds immediately.
“我们现在紧急发布一则海啸警报。请立即疏散到地势较高的地方。
This is from an eruption, volcanic eruption near Tonga, and we are now under a tsunami warning for American Samoa."
这是由一次火山喷发，汤加附近的火山喷发造成的，这里是美属萨摩亚发布的海啸预警。”
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Honolulu, later canceled warnings.
位于檀香山的太平洋海啸预警中心随后解除了预警。
But said a tsunami advisory remains in effect for the U.S. state of Hawaii.
但海啸警报对美国夏威夷州仍然有效。
Fiji has also issued a warning, urging residents to avoid the shorelines "due to strong currents and dangerous waves."
岛国斐济也发布了预警，敦促居民避开海岸线，“因为有很强的水流和危险的海浪。”
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano -- located about 40 miles north of the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa -- caused a 4-ft tsunami, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
据澳大利亚气象局称，位于汤加首都努库阿洛法以北约40英里的洪加汤加–洪加哈阿派海底火山喷发，引起了高4英尺的海啸。
It continued to monitor the situation but said no tsunami threat had been issued to the Australian mainland, islands, or territories.
该机构称将继续监测情况，但尚未向澳洲大陆、岛屿或领土发出海啸威胁。
