Around the World in 18 Days
Worldfocus producer Megan Thompson is traveling the globe to report on the effects of climate change on small island nations. Megan will tak...
Worldfocus producer Megan Thompson is traveling the globe to report on the effects of climate change on small island nations. Megan will tak...
AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home
WASHINGTON — An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 has struck in the Pacific near Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The government seismologists said the quake was at a depth of 6.2 miles and occurred just after 2 p.m. EDT.
Its epicenter was 165 miles northwest of Hihifo, Tonga, and 1,630 miles north northeast of Auckland, New Zealand.
Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist at the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, says there is no threat of a tsunami. He says the quake's magnitude did not exceed the threshold for a tsunami.
The USGS announcement did not mention whether a tsunami was expected. An earthquake and a following tsunami killed more than 180 people on Samoa, American Samoa and nearby islands on Sept. 29. That earthquake was at 8.3 magnitude.
AP | PESI FONUA | Posted 09.06.2009 | World
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WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home