Oceania
Earthquakes in American Samoa
Every earthquake in and around American Samoa since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days0M2.5+
Past year1M2.5+
Magnitude 6+7since 1900
StrongestM 6.92006 · 201 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in American Samoa
- 6.9 201 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 28, 2006
- 6.4 188 km SW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Oct 11, 1944
- 6.3 171 km S of Vailoatai, American Samoa Jun 19, 1925
- 6.2 85 km NE of Samamea, Samoa May 18, 1917
- 6.2 246 km SSE of Vaitogi, American Samoa Oct 7, 2003
- 6.2 203 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga Sep 27, 1972
- 6.2 211 km SSW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Jun 28, 1917
- 5.9 191 km SSW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Nov 16, 1958
- 5.8 213 km SSW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Jul 11, 1960
- 5.7 178 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 14, 1955
Last 24 months
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The latest
- 5.0 173 km E of Hihifo, Tonga Jun 23, 2026
- 4.4 204 km SSW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Oct 30, 2025
- 4.6 165 km SSW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Oct 2, 2025
- 4.4 197 km E of Hihifo, Tonga Feb 4, 2025
- 4.6 183 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga Oct 23, 2024
- 4.4 153 km SW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Jul 13, 2024
- 2.6 11 km NNE of Ta`ū, American Samoa Jan 5, 2024
- 4.9 244 km S of Vailoatai, American Samoa Dec 13, 2023
- 5.2 190 km SW of Vailoatai, American Samoa Nov 10, 2023
- 4.5 140 km S of Matavai, Samoa Mar 22, 2023
- 5.0 Samoa Islands region Dec 4, 2022
- 3.6 136 km E of Pago Pago, American Samoa Oct 6, 2022
- 3.4 138 km E of Pago Pago, American Samoa Oct 2, 2022
- 2.8 138 km E of Pago Pago, American Samoa Sep 29, 2022
- 3.0 135 km E of Pago Pago, American Samoa Sep 23, 2022