Within the inundation zone most all of the wood framed residences were leveled to the foundation (Am Samoa)
[photo: Steve Baldridge]
Total destruction and tsunami wash-out damage at Tula, American Samoa. Residents living on top of the rubble.
[photo: Hermann Fritz]
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]
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]
Surveying tsunami wash-out damage at Alao on the southeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa
[photo: Hermann Fritz]
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]
Classic tsunami wash-out damage at Tula near the eastern tip of Tutuila Island, American Samoa
[photo: Hermann Fritz]
Total destruction with only slabs remaining and vehicles as tsunami traps at Poloa, American Samoa
[photo: Hermann Fritz]

