2009 Samoa earthquake

The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Tonga–Kermadec 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).

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Which happened first?

• 2009 Samoa earthquake and 2009 L'Aquila earthquake happened in the same year
• 2009 Samoa earthquake happened 1 year before October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami
• 2009 Samoa earthquake happened 1 year before 2010 Chile earthquake
• 2009 Samoa earthquake happened 1 year after 2008 Sichuan earthquake
• 2009 Samoa earthquake happened 1 year before 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull

Timeline

1. 2008 Sichuan earthquakeMay 12, 2008
2. 2009 L'Aquila earthquakeApril 6, 2009
3. 2009 Samoa earthquake (this page)September 29, 2009
4. 2010 Chile earthquakeFebruary 27, 2010
5. 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull2010
6. October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunamiOctober 25, 2010

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