2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami

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The 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami was a powerful undersea megathrust earthquake in the South Pacific that generated devastating tsunamis, causing significant loss of life and widespread destruction across Samoa, American Samoa, and nearby islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthquake
affectedArea Samoa Islands
Tutuila, American Samoa
linked to: Tutuila

Upolu, Samoa
affectedCountry American Samoa
Samoa
Tonga
alsoKnownAs 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake
2009 Samoa earthquake
2009 Samoa tsunami
casualtiesTotal about 189 deaths
countryResponse Samoa declared a state of emergency
United States declared a major disaster in American Samoa
damageType building collapse
coastal flooding
infrastructure destruction
road and bridge damage
date 2009-09-29
day 29
deaths about 149 in Samoa
about 34 in American Samoa
at least 9 in Tonga
displacedPeople thousands
economicImpact severe in American Samoa
severe in Samoa
severe in Tonga
epicenterLocation south of Samoa
epicenterOcean South Pacific Ocean
epicenterRegion Samoa Islands region
faultType megathrust
generated multiple tsunami waves
injuries hundreds
internationalAid Australia provided assistance
New Zealand provided assistance
United States provided assistance
magnitudeMoment 8.1
magnitudeScale Mw
maximumMercalliIntensity VI (Strong)
monitoredBy Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
United States Geological Survey
month September
plateInvolved Indo-Australian Plate
Pacific Plate
primaryCauseOfDeath tsunami
relatedTo Pacific Ring of Fire
tectonicSetting subduction zone
timeUTC 17:48
triggered tsunami
tsunamiHeightMax about 14 m
waveArrivalTime within minutes on nearby coasts
year 2009

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Niuatoputapu Island experiencedEvent 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami
2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami alsoKnownAs 2009 Samoa earthquake
linked to: 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami
2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami alsoKnownAs 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake
linked to: 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami
2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami alsoKnownAs 2009 Samoa tsunami
linked to: 2009 Samoa Islands earthquake and tsunami