On 29 September 2009, a strong earthquake took place south of the Samoa Islands in the southcentral Pacific. It triggered a local tsunami, which caused considerable damage and 189 fatalities on the Samoa Islands and in the northern Tonga archipelago. We present here the results of a tsunami survey conducted by an International Tsunami Survey Team in the Samoa Islands on 4-10 October 2009 and in northern Tonga on 25–27 November 2009.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Title | Field survey of the Samoa tsunami of 29 September 2009 |
| DOI | 10.1785/gssrl.81.4.577 |
| Authors | Emile A. Okal, Hermann M. Fritz, Costas E. Synolakis, José C. Borrero, Robert Weiss, Patrick J. Lynett, Vasily V. Titov, Spyros Foteinis, Bruce E. Jaffe, Philip L-F. Liu, I-Chi Chan |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Seismological Research Letters |
| Index ID | 70236331 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Pacific Science Center |