Region

Tuamasaga

Samoa · Oceania

Tuamasaga is a region of Samoa, in Oceania. It lies on the Pacific Plate. Records include 1 volcano and 26 tsunamis observed on its coasts.

Tectonic Plates

• Pacific Plate

Volcanoes (1)

• Upolu ?

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 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
• 2009Samoa Islands, Samoa · 22.4 m192 deaths
• 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
• 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
• 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
• 1999Vanuatu Islands, Vanuatu · 6.6 m10 deaths
• 1995Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia · 8.0 m
• 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths

• Country Profile · Samoa

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