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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 ...
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 ...
Satellite images published by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNSOT) on January 17 show the impact of a volcanic eruption near Tonga on the Pacific Island nation and the volcano.The Hunga ...
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.
This magnitude 8.1 earthquake in the outer elevation of the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone was the largest earthquake of 2009. The subsequent tsunami caused substantial damage and loss of life in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center recorded a 76 mm (3.0 in) rise in sea level near the epicenter, and New Zealand ...
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 ...