Looks like a VEI 4 went off underwater in Tonga waterspace, 4 UTC Saturday (so late the prior night, MST - I'm backdating, from 3:30 PM Saturday).
Based on the map, it's a bit north of the main Tonga island-pair (with Eua); surrounded by Fiji (which provides the kingdom's internet), Willis-and-Futuna (which I know nothing about), the two Samoas, and Niue (about which I also know nothing).
It's 21° south so, its ejecta won't be affecting the northern hemisphere. The tsunami, however, has affected ... pretty much all the Pacific.
New Zealand are scrambling to help out, which is good of them. All these islands seem like they'd be at risk.
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