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The earthquake struck under the ocean about 269.2 km (167.3 miles) south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36 km (22.4 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.
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 ...
Pages in category "Natural disasters in American Samoa" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... 1917 Samoa earthquake; 2009 Samoa earthquake ...
2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere; 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.0 earthquake with an epicenter 120 miles (190 km) southwest of American Samoa generated tsunami waves up to 16 feet (5 m), killing 34 people in American Samoa and causing extensive damage [39]
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Date Region Coords Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments 2009-09-29: 8.1 M w: 189 Hundreds Moderate tsunami 1977-04-02 7.6 M s: VI Limited damage / tsunami [2]1917-06-25
American Samoa [c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.Centered on , it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of To
At least 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger have occurred within 155 miles of the most recent earthquake in the past century, the largest being a 7.9 magnitude earthquake around 53 miles ...