Samoa Earthquake And Tsunami

The damage in samoa alone exceeded 150 million.

Time in urfa turkey now. The samoa tsunami of september 29 2009 was the fifth tsunami studied by us. A tsu nami warning issued by the pacific tsunami warning center 16 minutes after the earthquake was too. Samoa islands has had.

The tsunami was generated by a magnitude 81 earthquake that occurred about 190 km southwest of american samoa at 648 am. Samoa was hit by a tsunami and earthquake on 29 september 2009. The southeast coast was the worst hit because it had high cliffs directly behind the beaches.

29 2009 an earthquake in the pacific ocean caused a 46 foot tsunami to hit upolu in three distinct waves. The quake struck at a depth of 20 miles according to the us geological survey usgs. 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.

149 in samoa 34 in american samoa and 9 in niuatoputapu tonga. According to measurements from the united states geological survey usgs the magnitude 80 quake hit at 648 am. M15 or greater 1 earthquake in the past 24 hours 1 earthquake in the past 7 days.

About 200 kilometers 125 miles south of apia the capital of samoa. Unlike typical tsunamigenic earthquakes that occur on the thrust fault that separates tectonic plates in a subduction zone termed the inter plate thrust outer rise earthquakes as they are called occur within the subducting or downgoing plate before it enters the subduction zone. 76 earthquakes in the past 365 days.

A 69 magnitude earthquake has struck in the south pacific 119 miles from the islands of samoa. It was the deadliest tsu nami in the samoa region in living history. The earthquake generated tsunami waves of up to 22 meters 72 feet that engulfed the shores killing at least 192 people.

The ensuing tsunami killed nine peo ple in tonga 149 in the independent country of samoa and 34 in ameri can samoa. Samoa is returning to normal rebuilding its infrastructure and clearing up the debris left by the tsunami. The devastation extended beyond human casualties with houses destroyed cars swept out to sea and some villages being virtually annihilated.

Three earthquakes measuring 81 and 78 triggered the tsunami that swept ashore killing 192 people. Talks have begun on how to keep the samoan public better informed of pending disasters. The september 2009 samoa tsunami was generated by an unusual type of earthquake that occurs near ocean trenches.

Villages dotted the coastline and many local residents operated tourist businesses or worked in the industry. 6 earthquakes in the past 30 days.