American Samoa, 2006

Tsunami in American Samoa, September 28, 2006

September 28, 2006 · NWS ASO · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tsunami, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tsunami. Local standard time, as filed.

Tsunami, Tutuila

When
September 28, 7:22 PM SST
Where
Tutuila forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred within 200 miles southwest of Tutuila at about 7:22 pm local time. This earthquake was felt throughout the Islands, and it generated a tsunami wave between 3 to 4 inches.A Special Weather Statement was issued by the Weather Service Office for this event. No injury or damages reported.

Tsunami, Manu'A

When
September 28, 7:22 PM SST
Where
Manu'A forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred within 200 miles southwest of Tutuila at about 7:22 pm local time. This earthquake was felt throughout the Islands, and it generated a tsunami wave between 3 to 4 inches.A Special Weather Statement was issued by the Weather Service Office for this event. No injury or damages reported.

What these are

Tsunami
A series of waves caused by an undersea earthquake, landslide or eruption.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5534219, 5534241.