Editing Pago Pago, American Samoa (section)

==== 2009 tsunami ====
{{Main|2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami}}
[[File:FBI tsunami video - Pago Pago parking lot - end.ogv|thumb|right|250px|Security camera footage of the [[2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami|2009 tsunami]] surging through a parking lot]]
On September 29, 2009, an [[2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami|earthquake]] struck in the [[Oceania|South Pacific]], near [[Samoa]] and [[American Samoa]], sending a [[tsunami]] into Pago Pago and surrounding areas. The tsunami caused moderate to severe damage to villages, buildings and vehicles and caused 34 deaths and hundreds of injuries.<ref name="google.com">[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcQYRcaxXR6t5UcX_WlbD_qBAmQwD9B16T6G0 Article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003024511/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcQYRcaxXR6t5UcX_WlbD_qBAmQwD9B16T6G0 |date=2009-10-03 }} on [[Google News]]</ref><ref>"[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33075304 Disaster aid flows to tsunami-hit Samoas] ". [[MSNBC]].</ref> It was an 8.3 magnitude earthquake which caused {{convert|5|ft|m|adj=on}} waves to hit the city. It caused major flooding and damaged numerous buildings. A local power plant was disabled, 241 homes were destroyed, and 308 homes had major damage. Shortly after the earthquake, President [[Barack Obama]] issued a federal disaster declaration, which authorized funds for individual assistance (IA), such as temporary housing.<ref>Jadacki, Matt (2011). ''American Samoa 2009 Earthquake and Tsunami: After-Action Report''. DIANE Publishing. Page 2. {{ISBN|9781437942835}}.</ref>

The largest wave hit Pago Pago at 6:13&nbsp;pm local time, with an amplitude of {{convert|6.5|ft|m}}.<ref>Dunbar, Paula K. (2015). ''Pacific Tsunami Warning System: A Half Century of Protecting the Pacific, 1965–2015''. Government Printing Office. Page 56. {{ISBN|9780996257909}}.</ref>