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