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Disaster declarations in American Samoa

Every federal declaration for American Samoa from 1966 to 2022, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

17declarations 15major disasters 2emergencies 0fire declarations $243.1 millionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in American Samoa where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Eastern District16—
Western District16—
Manu'a District15—
Rose Island14—
Swains Island14—

All declarations

17 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Feb 10, 1966 DR-213-AS Typhoon & High Tides Typhoon 5IAPA —
Sep 30, 1974 DR-449-AS Drought Drought 5IA —
Nov 9, 1979 DR-610-AS Flooding, Mudslides & Landslides Flood 5PA —
Mar 24, 1981 DR-637-AS Typhoon Esau Typhoon 5IAPA —
Jan 24, 1987 DR-785-AS Hurricane Tusi Hurricane 5IAPA —
Feb 9, 1990 DR-855-AS Hurricane Ofa Hurricane 5IAPA —
Dec 13, 1991 DR-927-AS Hurricane Val Hurricane 5IAPA —
Jun 6, 2003 DR-1473-AS Heavy Rainfall, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 2IHPIAPAHM $12.1 million
Jan 13, 2004 DR-1506-AS High Winds, High Surf, and Heavy Rainfall Associated With Tropcial Cyclone Heta Typhoon 3IHPIAPAHM $39.9 million
Feb 18, 2005 DR-1582-AS Tc Olaf, Includ. High Winds and Surf and Heavy Rainfall Typhoon 5IHPIAPAHM $8.6 million
Sep 29, 2009 DR-1859-AS Earthquake,tsunami, and Flooding Earthquake 5IHPPAHM $126.7 million
Feb 11, 2018 EM-3397-AS Tropical Storm Gita Hurricane 5PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3465-AS COVID-19 Biological 5PA —
Sep 10, 2014 DR-4192-AS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 5PAHM $600,745
Mar 2, 2018 DR-4357-AS Tropical Storm Gita Hurricane 5IHPPAHM $31.9 million
Apr 17, 2020 DR-4537-AS COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 5IHPPAHM $22.0 million
Sep 15, 2022 DR-4669-AS High Surf, High Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm statewidePAHM $1.3 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.