Samoa Tsunami & Earthquake Clearinghouse

Classic tsunami wash-out damage at Tula near the eastern tip of Tutuila Island, American Samoa

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Damaged car in Fagasa, Am Samoa

[photo: B. Jaffe]

Total destruction and tsunami wash-out damage at Tula, American Samoa. Residents living on top of the rubble.

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Little apparent damage from earthquake. However, this school, located out of the inundation zone, exhibited some odd horizontal cracking along the top reinforcing steel in concrete frame members (Am Samoa)

[photo: Steve Baldridge]

This CMU building withstood most of the force of the tsunami waters except for an area at the back of the residence (Am Samoa)

[photo: Steve Baldridge]

Roof in the water in Fagasa, Am Samoa

[photo: B. Jaffe]

Within the inundation zone most all of the wood framed residences were leveled to the foundation (Am Samoa)

[photo: Steve Baldridge]

Berth and vessel damage at Ronald Reagan Shipyard in Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Localized damage to buildings from floating debris, typically vehicles and empty shipping containers (Am Samoa)

[photo: Steve Baldridge]

Tsunami scour damage on residential building at Masefau on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Debris piled up at more than 12m elevation at Poloa, American Samoa

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Poorly constructed CMU buildings did not fare well (Am Samoa)

[photo: Steve Baldridge]

Surveying tsunami wash-out damage at Alao on the southeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Only the foundation is left in Fagasa, Am Samoa

[photo: B. Jaffe]

Total destruction with only slabs remaining and vehicles as tsunami traps at Poloa, American Samoa

[photo: Hermann Fritz]

Tsunami evacuation sign in American Samoa, with V. Titov and B. Jaffe

Tsunami waters went through church. No apparent damage from hydrostatic loading (Am Samoa)

[photo: Steve Baldridge]