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- Abstract — On September 29. 2009. an Mw = 8. 1 earthquake at 17:48 UTC in Tonga Trench generated a tsunami that caused heavy damage across Samoa. American Samoa. and Tonga islands.
- RESILIENCE AND DISASTER RECOVERY IN AMERICAN SAMOA: A CASE STUDY OF THE 2009 PACIFIC TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY MAY 2012 By Sherri Brokopp Binder Thesis Committee: …
- The ensuing tsunami killed nine peo- ple in Tonga. 149 in the independent country of Samoa. and 34 in Ameri- can Samoa. It was the deadliest tsu- nami in the Samoa region in living history. The damage in Samoa alone exceeded $150 million.
- Samoa Tsunami 2009 Information — Extreme Natural Events — NCEA Level 1 Geography 19 Nov 2013 Aspect 1: Natural and Cultural Characteristics of Samoa that make it Vulnerable to Tsunamis The word “vulnerable” is defined as “ [being] exposed to the possibility of being [harmed in some way]”.
- STUDY OF THE 2009 SOUTH PACIFIC TSUNAMI Sherri Brokopp Binder. Charlene K. Baker. John Mayer. and Clifford R. O’Donnell University of Hawai`i at M¯anoa Case study methodology was used to explore the culturally situated response and recovery efforts following a tsunami in American Samoa. Data¯ indicated that cultural mechanisms were effective in meeting physical needs but insufficient to . . .
- On 29 September. 2009 two tsunami waves. triggered by an 8. 3 earthquake centred 200 miles south east of Samoa. hit the south eastern and southern coasts of Upolu Island. Samoa. 143 lives were lost (Samoa Logistics Cluster. 2009) and 4. 389 people (2. 4% of the total population of Samoa) were affected (Ministry of Health. 2009). Marine. beach . . .
- The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude of 8. 1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It was the largest earthquake of 2009.
- With over 30 deaths in the U. S. territory of American Samoa. the 2009 event caused the largest number of deaths in America due to a tsunami in the 21st Century. Cars in a parking lot were destroyed after the first wave hit in Pago Pago. American Samoa. in September 2009. Courtesy of NOAA NCEI.
- Our case study of the response and recovery to the 2009 tsunami is based on data gathered during six field visits to American Samoa. October 2010-December 2012. as part of a collaborative project between the department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaii. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). and several coastal villages on Tutuila Island (Yin 2009).
