2009 Samoa Earthquake And Tsunami Death Toll

A tsunami was generated from the earthquake which caused substantial damage and loss of life in samoa american samoa and tonga.

Turkey earthquake izmir turkey earthquake israel. As of november 29 2009 the reported death toll was about 160 but it may have been higher. Published 2 october 2009. Tsunami death toll on samoan islands rises to 99.

The death toll on samoa american samoa and tonga is over 150 and there. The earthquake itself was terrifying said john newton 66 of american samoa. By howard falcon lang science reporter.

American samoa samoa tonga bear brunt. The pacific tsunami warning centre recorded a 3 inch 76 mm rise in sea levels near the epicentre and new zealand scientists determined that the waves measured 14 metres 46 ft at their highest on the samoan coast. The force it.

Then the tsunami came just minutes after. A tsunami was generated which caused substantial damage and. Damaged telephone lines made it difficult to assess the casualties and thedestruction from both earthquake and tsunami.

October 1 2009 307pm. Death toll rises as samoa tsunami devastation revealed. Melbourne australia radio australia oct.

1 2009 the death toll from a massive south pacific earthquake and tsunami continues to rise. Samoas tsunami death toll rises. Hospital workers and officials early this morning said now say at least 113 people are dead.

Samoa devastated by tsunami the confirmed death toll from the tsunami that crashed into the samoa islands and tonga has risen to 170 with at least 10 more people unaccounted for. Rescue operations in the pacific have now turned to grim recovery efforts in the wake of wednesdays devastating tsunami. Death toll and damages.

The un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs said that around 3200 samoans have been forced from their homes while the death toll stands at 137 people with 310 injured and six still missing in the aftermath of the 80 magnitude earthquake on the ocean bedocha said that assessments by the samoan red cross src indicate that the 29 september earthquake with its epicentre 190. Most of the deaths occurred in samoa in american samoa and some in niuatoputapu in tonga. The 2009 samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 september 2009 in the southern pacific ocean adjacent to the kermadec tonga subduction zonethe submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude of 81 and a maximum mercalli intensity of vi strongit was the largest earthquake of 2009.