two great earthquakes: an initial one with magnitude 8.1, which then triggered another magnitude 8 earthquake seconds later on a different fault.
The 2004 Bali tsunami was larger in scale, with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3, triggered by an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. The 2009 Samoan tsunami was caused by an earthquake off the coast of Samoa and American Samoa with a magnitude of 8.1, resulting in significant damage and loss of life but was not as widespread as the 2004 tsunami.
Out of 216,978 population in Samoa 160 people died and 16 people are missing, 9 people in Tonga also died in the same tsunami.
An earthquake and tsunami struck Samoa and American Samoa on September 29, 2009. (September 30 in Australia time)
The Samoa tsunami in 2009 caused widespread devastation, impacting not only the local communities in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga but also resulting in loss of life and infrastructure damage for those in the region and globally who had family or business ties to the affected areas. The tsunami's ripple effects were felt across the Pacific, prompting increased awareness and preparedness efforts for tsunamis in vulnerable coastal regions worldwide.
The tsunami in Samoa struck in the morning on September 29, 2009, at around 6:48 am local time.
The 2004 Bali tsunami was larger in scale, with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3, triggered by an undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra. The 2009 Samoan tsunami was caused by an earthquake off the coast of Samoa and American Samoa with a magnitude of 8.1, resulting in significant damage and loss of life but was not as widespread as the 2004 tsunami.
29 September 2009
29 September 2009
earthquake under the ocean
Out of 216,978 population in Samoa 160 people died and 16 people are missing, 9 people in Tonga also died in the same tsunami.
An earthquake and tsunami struck Samoa and American Samoa on September 29, 2009. (September 30 in Australia time)
An earthquake happened, which triggered the tsunami.
The Samoa tsunami in 2009 caused widespread devastation, impacting not only the local communities in Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga but also resulting in loss of life and infrastructure damage for those in the region and globally who had family or business ties to the affected areas. The tsunami's ripple effects were felt across the Pacific, prompting increased awareness and preparedness efforts for tsunamis in vulnerable coastal regions worldwide.
An earthquake
The tsunami in Samoa struck in the morning on September 29, 2009, at around 6:48 am local time.
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