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American Samoa: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 17 declarations for American Samoa since 10 Feb 1966. The most recent is High Surf, High Winds, and Flooding, declared 15 Sep 2022.

Major disaster declarations
15
Emergency declarations
2
Fire management assistance declarations
0
Declarations covering the whole jurisdiction
1

These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

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Latest declarations

Declaration Incident type Declared ID
High Surf, High Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 15 Sep 2022 DR-4669-AS
COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 17 Apr 2020 DR-4537-AS
COVID-19 Biological 13 Mar 2020 EM-3465-AS
Tropical Storm Gita Hurricane 2 Mar 2018 DR-4357-AS
Tropical Storm Gita Hurricane 11 Feb 2018 EM-3397-AS
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides Severe Storm 10 Sep 2014 DR-4192-AS
Earthquake,tsunami, and Flooding Earthquake 29 Sep 2009 DR-1859-AS
Tc Olaf, Includ. High Winds and Surf and Heavy Rainfall Typhoon 18 Feb 2005 DR-1582-AS
High Winds, High Surf, and Heavy Rainfall Associated With Tropcial Cyclone Heta Typhoon 13 Jan 2004 DR-1506-AS
Heavy Rainfall, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Severe Storm 6 Jun 2003 DR-1473-AS
Hurricane Val Hurricane 13 Dec 1991 DR-927-AS
Hurricane Ofa Hurricane 9 Feb 1990 DR-855-AS
Hurricane Tusi Hurricane 24 Jan 1987 DR-785-AS
Typhoon Esau Typhoon 24 Mar 1981 DR-637-AS
Flooding, Mudslides & Landslides Flood 9 Nov 1979 DR-610-AS
Drought Drought 30 Sep 1974 DR-449-AS
Typhoon & High Tides Typhoon 10 Feb 1966 DR-213-AS

Most common incident types

Incident type Declarations
Hurricane 5
Typhoon 4
Severe Storm 3
Biological 2
Earthquake 1
Flood 1
Drought 1

Declarations by district

FEMA declarations per district, 1966–2022

Map of American Samoa by district, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1966 to 2022. Eastern: 16; Western: 16; Manu'a: 15 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each district; a declaration covering the whole territory is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 3 of 3 areas shaded; 2 areas FEMA names (such as tribal lands or former county names) do not match a current boundary and appear only in the table. The table below lists every area.

5 districts named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole jurisdiction are not counted here.

District Declarations Most recent
Eastern (District) 16 COVID-19 Pandemic 17 Apr 2020
Manu'a (District) 15 COVID-19 Pandemic 17 Apr 2020
Rose Island (Island) (County-equivalent) 14 COVID-19 Pandemic 17 Apr 2020
Swains Island (Island) (County-equivalent) 14 COVID-19 Pandemic 17 Apr 2020
Western (District) 16 COVID-19 Pandemic 17 Apr 2020