The eruption caused tsunamis in Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa; tsunami warnings were issued in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador. Damaging tsunami waves were reported in New Zealand, the United States, Chile and Peru. Two people drowned in Peru when a 2-metre wave struck the coast, and two fishermen in California suffered minor injuries.