Pacific OceanBUENOS AIRES, Jan 16 Chilean authorities have ordered the closure of beaches in many parts of the country due to the threat of a tsunami after the eruption of the Hunga-Haapai volcano in the state of Tonga, the National Emergency Management Office reports. on Twitter. Earlier, other Pacific states were also warned about the tsunami threat. «The announced precautionary regime is a preventive measure, people are asked to leave the beaches, bays and coastal recreation area,» the emergency management notes. It is emphasized that a «small tsunami» is expected. Earlier Saturday, local news portal Matangi Tonga reported on the eruption of the Hunga Haapai volcano in the South Pacific island nation of Tonga. Authorities have issued a tsunami warning. A tsunami threat has also been declared in American Samoa, where more than a hundred families have been evacuated from villages on the south side of Sawaii Island due to large waves. Tonga evacuated from palace after volcanic eruption