Submarine cable incident record

Tonga Cable cable event — 2022-01-15

Event ID evt_hist_2f7957c4b5313575 · January 15, 2022

80 km of Tonga's submarine cable destroyed by volcanic eruption on Jan 15, 2022; repair challenging due to insufficient spare cable.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

Tonga Cable

Affected countries

Fiji, Tonga

Region

Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asia

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

95%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2022-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
• Repair activity reported: 2022-02-09T16:36:31.000Z
• Resolution date: 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. 80km Stretch of Tonga Cable In Pieces From Eruption Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2022-02-16T15:00:53.000Z
2. Additional Breaks To Tonga Cable Push Repair Date Back Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2022-02-09T16:36:31.000Z

Confidence describes automated extraction of the cited source, not a probability that every named cable was physically cut. Historical records may be marked assumed resolved when no newer evidence was available. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.

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