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UTC time: 2009-09-29 17:48:10: ISC event: 15162203: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: 29 September 2009 (): Local time: 06:48:10: Magnitude: 8.1 M w [1]: Depth: 15 km (9.3 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: First subevent Normal Second and third subevent Megathrust [2] [3]: Areas affected: Samoa American Samoa Tonga Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia New Zealand: Max. intensity: MMI VI (Strong) [3 ...
The 2009 Tonga undersea volcanic eruption began on 16 March 2009, [5] near the island of Hunga Tonga, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) from the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa. [6] The volcano is in a highly active volcanic region that represents a portion of the Pacific Ring of Fire .
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused major destruction in American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga mostly due to a 14 m (46 ft) high tsunami hitting the coasts of the three countries. At least 143 people killed, 310 others injured, five others missing, 405 homes destroyed, 161 others damaged and a total of $124 million worth of damages in Samoa ...
In Tonga it sent tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday ...
The explosion of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano on Saturday (January 15) has killed at least three people and sent tsunami waves rolling across the archipelago - damaging villages ...
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.
English: Security camera footage of the September 29, 2009 American Samoa Tsunami striking the parking lot outside the FBI office in American Samoa. This is just the last 20 seconds of the 2 minute video released by the FBI.
An underwater volcano erupted off Tonga on Saturday (January 15) and triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations. Footage on social media showed waves crashing into homes ...