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American Samoa: Earthquake: 2009/09/29
GLIDE: TS-2009-000209-ASM
Period | 2009/09/29 |
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Country or District | American Samoa |
Event Type | Earthquake |
Outline | A series of tsunamis smashed into the Pacific island nations of American and Western Samoa after a huge undersea quake (M/ 8.0) off American Samoa at 6:48am (local time) on 29 September 2009. |
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Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
Related Links
Report/Articles
Reuters AlertNet 2009/10/01
In American Samoa, at least 24 people were killed there and 50 injured.
Geographycal Data
OCHA ReliefWeb 2009/09/29
South Pacific: Tsunami (as of 29 September 2009)
Pictures
International Charter 2009/09/30
Tsunami in Samoa Inslands
USGS Earthquake Hazard Program
Magnitude: 8.0
Date-Time: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 17:48:11 UTC (Local: at 06:48:11 AM)
Location 15,558°S, 172.073°W
Depth: 18km (11.2 miles)
Region SAMOA ISLANDS REGION