Region

Eastern District

American Samoa · Oceania

Eastern District is a region of American Samoa, in Oceania. It lies on the Pacific Plate. Records include 1 volcano and 39 tsunamis observed on its coasts.

Tectonic Plates

• Pacific Plate

Volcanoes (1)

• Tutuila 440

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
• 2018Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia · 4.0 m
• 2017South Mexico, Mexico · 2.7 m98 deaths
• 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
• 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
• 2012British Columbia, Canada · 13.0 m1 deaths
• 2009Near North Coast, Indonesia · 0.4 m5 deaths
• 2009Samoa Islands, Samoa · 22.4 m192 deaths
• 2007Solomon Islands · 12.1 m52 deaths
• 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
• 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
• 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths

• Country Profile · American Samoa

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002