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At least 149 people killed in Samoa, 34 killed in American Samoa and 9 killed, 7 injured and 500 displaced on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Widespread damage to infrastructure occurred at Pago Pago, American Samoa, in many parts of Samoa and on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Nearly all of the casualties and damage was caused by large tsunamis, with run up heights of 12 meters at Poloa, 7 meters at Pago Pago and Tula, American Samoa and 3 meters on Niuatoputapu. Felt in much of American Samoa, Samoa and northern Tonga and as far away as Wallis and Futuna Islands.
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| Title | September 2009 Samoa Islands, Samoa Images |
|---|---|
| Description | At least 149 people killed in Samoa, 34 killed in American Samoa and 9 killed, 7 injured and 500 displaced on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Widespread damage to infrastructure occurred at Pago Pago, American Samoa, in many parts of Samoa and on Niuatoputapu, Tonga. Nearly all of the casualties and damage was caused by large tsunamis, with run up heights of 12 meters at Poloa, 7 meters at Pago Pago and Tula, American Samoa and 3 meters on Niuatoputapu. Felt in much of American Samoa, Samoa and northern Tonga and as far away as Wallis and Futuna Islands. |
| Modified | 2024-08-08T08:38:07.139Z |
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| Keywords | Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > Samoa , Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Infrastructure , Earth Science > Solid Earth > Tectonics > Earthquakes , Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Earthquakes , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Tsunamis , Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Seiches , Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Tsunamis , ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System , NOAA OneStop Project , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , geoscientificInformation |
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