Significant earthquakes in Samoa
Samoa: Significant earthquakes was 1 in 2009. ▬ Flat
Latest (2009)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
1
in 1917
All-time low
1
in 1917
Years of data
8
1917–2009
Significant earthquakes in Samoa, 1917–2009
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2009, significant earthquakes in Samoa stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Samoa peaked at 1 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1917.
That places Samoa 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
Significant earthquakes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1 | — |
| 1957 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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 significant earthquakes in Samoa?
- Significant earthquakes in Samoa was 1 in 2009, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
- How does Samoa rank for significant earthquakes?
- Samoa ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2009.
- Is significant earthquakes 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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