List of earthquakes in Samoa
This is a list of earthquakes in Samoa.
Earthquakes
Date | Region | Coords | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |
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2009-09-29 | 15°31′S 172°02′W / 15.52°S 172.03°W / -15.52; -172.03 | 8.1 Mw | 189 | Hundreds | Moderate tsunami | |||
1977-04-02 | 16°42′S 172°06′W / 16.7°S 172.1°W / -16.7; -172.1 | 7.6 Ms | VI | Limited damage / tsunami | [1] | |||
1917-06-25 | 15°05′S 173°00′W / 15.08°S 173°W / -15.08; -173 | 8.5 Mw | Large tsunami | |||||
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See also
References
- ^ NGDC (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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