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The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It was the largest earthquake of 2009.
The 2009 West Java earthquake killed 81 people, left 27 people missing, injured 1,297 others, destroyed 63,717 homes and damaged 131,275 others across West Java. [136] Damage occurred as far away as Jakarta, where 27 people were injured. [137] A tsunami with a height of 1 m (3 ft 3 in) was observed in the Pameungpeuk area. 81 1,297 2 [138]
2009 Snow storm: 7 $2 billion December 2009 North American blizzard: East Coast of the United States, New York, New Jersey, New England, Virginia, North Carolina, Atlantic Canada: December 16–20, 2009 2009 Tsunami: 31 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami: American Samoa and nearby islands 189 total deaths, with 31 in American Samoa. 2008 ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
A section of a hillside collapsed into the lake on August 25, 2009, generating a tsunami with an initial wave height of 20 feet (6.1 m) which reached the opposite shore less than 1,000 yards (910 m) away with a height of 12 feet (3.7 m). It struck a campground there and washed a number of people into the lake, but all survived. [136] [173] 2009 ...
The 2009 West Papua earthquakes occurred on January 4 local time in Indonesia's Tambrauw Regency in Southwest Papua (then West Papua Province).The very large earthquake doublet comprised a M w 7.6 initial shock that had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) and a second event measuring M w 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong).
2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami; 2009 Vanuatu earthquakes; 2009 West Papua earthquakes; S. 2009 Sumatra earthquakes This page was last edited on 24 April 2020 ...
A woman enjoys the Lampuuk beach in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, on Dec. 24, 2024, ahead of the 20-year anniversary of the devastating tsunami that struck the city on December 26, 2004.