Number of tsunamis in Samoa
Samoa: Number of tsunamis was 1 events in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
1 events
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1 events
in 1907
All-time low
1 events
in 1907
Years of data
8
1907–2009
Number of tsunamis in Samoa, 1907–2009
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
In 2009, number of tsunamis in Samoa stood at 1 events. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Samoa peaked at 1 events in 1907 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1907.
Samoa ranks 12th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of tsunamis in Samoa, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 1 events | — |
| 1917 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 events | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 events is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 events is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 12 Algeria 1 events compare
- 12 Antarctica 1 events compare
- 12 Australia 1 events compare
- 12 Canada 1 events compare
- 12 Chile 1 events compare
- 12 China 1 events compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 events compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 events compare
- 12 Greece 1 events compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 1 events compare
- 12 Haiti 1 events compare
- 12 Iceland 1 events compare
- 12 India 1 events compare
- 12 Norway 1 events compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 events compare
- 12 Peru 1 events compare
- 12 Philippines 1 events compare
- 12 Russia 1 events compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 events compare
- 12 South Korea 1 events compare
- 12 Spain 1 events compare
- 12 Taiwan 1 events compare
- 12 Turkey 1 events compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 events compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 events compare
- 12 Venezuela 1 events compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tsunamis in Samoa?
- Number of tsunamis in Samoa was 1 events in 2009, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 events in 1907.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1907.
- How does Samoa rank for number of tsunamis?
- Samoa ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2009.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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