A 5.6 magnitude earthquake 93.3 kilometres Southwest of Upolu Island and 99km from Lotofagā struck at 12:20pm this afternoon, Thursday 6th May 2020. The earthquake 33km in depth did not trigger a tsunami warning. This is the second earthquake in two months for Samoa, as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck 237km from Samoa on […]
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Earthquake of Magnitude 6 Strikes Near Samoa
An earthquake felt here in Samoa at approximately 6.15pm has been reported by the United States Geological Services as being of magnitude 6 on the Richter scale. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there was no chance of tsunami from the temblor. The agency said the earthquake was centered 220 miles west of […]