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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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
(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 ...
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]