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Historic Earthquake
2009 Samoa Earthquake
29 September 2009 · Samoa
On 29 September 2009 at 17:48 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Samoa, at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the Tonga Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 192 people and injured 7.
- Date
- 29 September 2009
- Time
- 17:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 18 km
- Deaths
- 192
- Injuries
- 7
- Estimated Damage
- 285 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (22.4 m wave)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Samoa
- Nearest Volcano
- Curacoa volcano (169 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2023Hihifo · M 7.6
- 1995Apia, American Samoa · M 7.4
- 1987Tonga · M 7.3
- 1981Apia, American Samoa · M 7.7
- 1977Apia · M 7.6
- 1975Samoa · M 7.8
- 1957Samoa · M 7.5
- 1917Samoa · M 8.32 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth