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A tsunami warning for American Samoa was lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga on Sunday. The epicenter was about 108 km (67 miles) north ...
(Reuters) -The government of Tonga asked citizens to move inland early on Saturday after an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the sea around 211 km (131 miles) from the capital, though a tsunami ...
Officials at the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, issued Saturday's tsunami alert after tracking the surge of water in Tonga, American Samoa and finally Hawaii, where it was ...
Normal and thrust faulting triggered a tsunami which caused substantial damage and loss of life in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center recorded a 3-inch (76 mm) rise in sea levels near the epicenter , and New Zealand scientists determined that the waves measured 14 metres (46 ft) at their highest on the Samoan ...
U.S. Tsunami Warning Center may refer to: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center , covering Hawaii , Guam , American Samoa , Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands . National Tsunami Warning Center , covering all other coastal areas of the United States
In some regions, tsunami sirens are used to help alert the public. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), located on Ford Island, Hawaii, is one of two tsunami warning centers in the United States, covering Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
Japan's meteorological agency issued tsunami warnings in the early hours on Sunday and said waves as high as three metres (9.84 feet) were expected in the Amami islands in the south.
15 January – A Tsunami warning is issued in American Samoa following the Hunga Ha'apai eruption, the warning is later cancelled. [2] 19 January – A seventh passenger from a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, tests positive for COVID-19. The plane landed in American Samoa on January 6, 2022. [3]