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American Samoa: Earthquake: 2009/09/29 Country Information on DRR

Period 2009/09/29
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.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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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