Table 1d. Data set of the 29 September 2009 tsunami surveyed in Samoa's Savai'i Island
Country Island Location description P# date time Latitude Longitude d [m] z[m] h [m] z+h [m] R [m] watermark note
          UTC UTC N ° E ° distance terrain flow depth flow depth runup category  
                  from shore elevation above terrain a.s.l      
Samoa Savaii Salelologa berm 1 8-Oct-2009 20:19 -13.74502 -172.21795 8.6 1.65     1.65 wrackline, eyewitness next to ferry station
Samoa Savaii Palauli vegetation 2 8-Oct-2009 21:10 -13.75641 -172.30649 20.5 1.65     1.65 wrackline, eyewitness 2 died on water
Samoa Savaii Satupaitea house 3 8-Oct-2009 21:27 -13.76056 -172.32246 46.5 1.54 0.38 1.92   mudline outside  
Samoa Savaii Papa wrackline 4 8-Oct-2009 22:10 -13.77365 -172.36792 34.6 4.37     4.37 wrackline  
Samoa Savaii Papa tree 5 8-Oct-2009 22:03 -13.77399 -172.36814 41.9 1.58 2.80 4.38   debris in tree  
Samoa Savaii Papa tree 6 8-Oct-2009 21:58 -13.77398 -172.36866 98.9 1.78 2.50 4.28   tree bark damage, brown leafs
Samoa Savaii Gautavai trees 7 8-Oct-2009 22:24 -13.77796 -172.38720 26.6 5.64   5.64   debris in tree  
Samoa Savaii Nuu Black Sand Beach tree 8 8-Oct-2009 22:50 -13.78681 -172.47557 62.0 4.66 2.30 6.96   debris in tree  
Samoa Savaii Nuu Black Sand Beach hill slope 9 8-Oct-2009 22:48 -13.78672 -172.47566 73.3 7.66     7.66 wrackline, debris, flip flops  
Samoa Savaii Nuu Black Sand Beach vegetation 10 8-Oct-2009 23:06 -13.78623 -172.47520 90.4 3.62 2.50 6.12   debris in tree  
Samoa Savaii Nuu Black Sand Beach vegetation 11 8-Oct-2009 23:20 -13.78646 -172.47456 56.5 4.59 3.10 7.69   debris in tree  
Samoa Savaii Nuu Black Sand Beach vegetation 12 8-Oct-2009 23:26 -13.78647 -172.47412 49.3 7.88     7.88 wrackline  
Samoa Savaii Nuu Black Sand Beach vegetation 13 8-Oct-2009 23:48 -13.78703 -172.47591 67.6 8.21     8.21 wrackline  
Samoa Savaii Cape Asuisui tree 14 9-Oct-2009 0:35 -13.80070 -172.52367 94.8 5.37 1.40 6.77   debris in tree  
Samoa Savaii Taga house 15 9-Oct-2009 1:25 -13.79486 -172.51150 93.6 2.05 2.10 4.15   roof sheeting damage  
Samoa Savaii Taga house 16 9-Oct-2009 1:25 -13.79486 -172.51150 93.6 2.05 1.40 3.45   mudline inside  
Samoa Savaii Taga walkway 17 9-Oct-2009 1:25 -13.79428 -172.51105 174.1 4.05     4.05 wrackline  
Samoa Savaii Taga hill slope 18 9-Oct-2009 1:33 -13.79577 -172.51042 57.1 5.94     5.94 wrackline, eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Salailua lawn 19 9-Oct-2009 2:11 -13.71709 -172.59571 16.9 2.99     2.99 wrackline, brown grass  
Samoa Savaii Falelima berm 20 9-Oct-2009 3:01 -13.59485 -172.72349 15.6 1.57     1.57 wrackline, eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Neiafu-tai berm 21 9-Oct-2009 3:26 -13.56810 -172.75191 33.0 3.69     3.69 wrackline, eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Tufutafoe beach 22 9-Oct-2009 3:52 -13.52779 -172.79304 41.5 1.92     1.92 wrackline, eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Falealupo-tai vegetation 23 9-Oct-2009 4:13 -13.50763 -172.79435 47.0 4.57     4.57 wrackline  
Samoa Savaii Sataua hill slope 24 9-Oct-2009 4:48 -13.51561 -172.69199 46.2 5.15     5.15 wrackline  
Samoa Savaii Vaisala Beach beach 25 9-Oct-2009 19:26 -13.50710 -172.66548 10.7 1.41     1.41 eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Asau Harbour harbour 26 9-Oct-2009 19:47 -13.51886 -172.63791 0.0 0.26     0.56 eyewitness submeter <1m Tropical Cyclones Val and Ofa
Samoa Savaii Sasina rubble 27 9-Oct-2009 22:00 -13.46989 -172.44829 9.7 2.43     2.43 wrackline, eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Safotu beach 28 9-Oct-2009 22:17 -13.45102 -172.40489 12.0 1.92     1.92 wrackline, eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Satoalepai beach 29 9-Oct-2009 22:42 -13.44254 -172.34644 0.0 0.40     0.40 eyewitness low to high tide
Samoa Savaii Puapua beach 30 9-Oct-2009 23:26 -13.59091 -172.20884 9.0 1.22     1.22 eyewitness  
Samoa Savaii Faga beach 31 9-Oct-2009 23:47 -13.64651 -172.18862 8.0 0.98     0.98 eyewitness