7.9 Quake Strikes Off American Samoa – TVNZ
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off American Samoa on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey.
The epicenter of the quake was located 190 km southwest of the remote Pacific island. It struck at a depth of 33 km.
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UPDATE: Pacific Tsunami Hits Samoa Islands, People Killed – Reuters
A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake generated Pacific tsunami on Wednesday, killing an unknown number of people in American and Western Samoa and sending others fleeing for higher ground, officials said.
An official of the U.S. National Park Service said there had been deaths in American Samoa, but there was no word on how many. Similarly, a local police spokeswoman in nearby Western Samoa said the tsunami had killed an unknown number of people there.
“I can confirm there is damage, I can confirm there are deaths and I can confirm there are casualties,” the police spokeswoman said by phone. “I cannot say any more at the moment.”
A tsunami was observed at Apia, Western Samoa, and at Pago Pago, American Samoa, according to the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, a branch of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The waves at Pago Pago were 5.1 feet above normal sea level, according to the Pacific Western Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
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The epicenter of the quake was located 190 km southwest of the remote Pacific island. It struck at a depth of 33 km.
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UPDATE: Pacific Tsunami Hits Samoa Islands, People Killed – Reuters
A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake generated Pacific tsunami on Wednesday, killing an unknown number of people in American and Western Samoa and sending others fleeing for higher ground, officials said.
An official of the U.S. National Park Service said there had been deaths in American Samoa, but there was no word on how many. Similarly, a local police spokeswoman in nearby Western Samoa said the tsunami had killed an unknown number of people there.
“I can confirm there is damage, I can confirm there are deaths and I can confirm there are casualties,” the police spokeswoman said by phone. “I cannot say any more at the moment.”
A tsunami was observed at Apia, Western Samoa, and at Pago Pago, American Samoa, according to the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, a branch of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The waves at Pago Pago were 5.1 feet above normal sea level, according to the Pacific Western Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
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