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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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).
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 ...
Tsunami warnings were also issued to American Samoa by the PTWC. [145] [146] The PTWC considered the tsunami "hazardous" and warned that changes in sea level, as well as strong currents, could pose a risk along the coast. [147] Samoa later issued a tsunami advisory. [148] The PTWC later cancelled the tsunami warning for American Samoa. [149]
The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was declared for all of the archipelago, and data from the Pacific tsunami center showed waves of 80 centimeters (2.7 feet) had been detected.
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]