Field survey of the Samoa tsunami of 29 September 2009
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Abstract
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.
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Okal, E.A., Fritz, H.M., Synolakis, C.E., Borrero, J.C., Weiss, R., Lynett, P.J., Titov, V.V., Foteinis, S., Jaffe, B.E., Liu, P.L., Chan, I., 2010, Field survey of the Samoa tsunami of 29 September 2009: Seismological Research Letters, v. 81, no. 4, p. 577-591, https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.81.4.577.
ISSN: 1938-2057 (online)
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Field survey of the Samoa tsunami of 29 September 2009 |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/gssrl.81.4.577 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication Date | July 01, 2010 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Science Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| First page | 577 |
| Last page | 591 |
| Country | American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga |
| Other Geospatial | Manono, Manu'a Islands, Motu O Manu, Niuafo'ou, Niuatoputapu, Ofu, Olosega, Pacific Ocean, Rose Island, Savai'i, Swains, Tafahi, Ta'u, Tutuila, Upolu |