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Magnitude-6.6 earthquake hits South Pacific near Samoa. No damage reported
MELBOURNE, Australia -- A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck in the South Pacific near the island nation of Samoa on Friday, but ...
Massive 6.6 Quake Jolts Deep Pacific Near Samoa – Why It Shook No One And Sparked No Tsunami Alert
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the tremor struck some 440 kilometres southwest of Apia, Samoa’s capital.
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Tsunami watch issued for Hawai‘i, canceled less than an hour later after large quake off Russian coast
Hawai’i was briefly under the threat of a possible tsunami — based on available data being investigated by forecasters in ...
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Tsunami Hawaii: Latest Information, History, and Preparedness Guide
Hawaii’s unique position in the center of the Pacific Ocean makes it particularly vulnerable to tsunamis from both distant ...
Powerful earthquake rattles Alaska, prompted rare tsunami warning
A rare tsunami warning was issued for part of Alaska’s coast after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Sand Point in the ...
Tsunami warning issued for Alaska after 7.3-magnitude earthquake
A tsunami warning has been issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula after a massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake, ...
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Japan Wires the Ocean with an Earthquake-Sensing ‘Nervous System’
Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast ...
Earthquake Today: 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Pacific Near Samoa
Melbourne: A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck near the South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday, the US Geological ...
Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hits South Pacific near Samoa, tremors felt across the country
The quake struck late morning local time 440 kilometers (273 miles) southwest of the capital Apia at a depth of 314 ...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hits South Pacific near Samoa; no damages
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck in the South Pacific near the island nation of Samoa on Friday, but caused no apparent ...
Magnitude-6.6 earthquake hits South Pacific near Samoa
The quake occurred 440 kilometres (273 miles) southwest of the capital Apia at a depth of 314 kilometres (195 miles), the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu also ...