Leone, American Samoa

Leone
Village

Zion Church
Leone
Coordinates: 14°20′38″S 170°47′06″W / 14.34389°S 170.78500°W
Country  United States
Territory  American Samoa
Area
  Total 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
Population (2012)
  Total 2,902
  Density 1,200/sq mi (470/km2)

Leone' is a village on the south-west coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa.

Tsunami

Leone was devastated by a tsunami on September 29, 2009. The tsunami was generated by a magnitude 8.0 suboceanic earthquake.[1]

References

  1. 17 deaths reported after Samoa quake

Coordinates: 14°20′38″S 170°47′06″W / 14.34389°S 170.78500°W