M 5.8 in Samoa on 22 Oct 2019 04:18 UTC

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Earthquake didn’t trigger tsunami alert for American Samoa

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:48:00 +0200samoanews (en)

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hundreds of local residents panicked when things started ‘shaking’ — for a few seconds — this past Monday. It was due to an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 that occurred about 81 miles south of Savaii Island at 5:19 p.m, this past Monday, Oct. 21st, according to the US National Weather Service, Pago Pago.

Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes off Samoa

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:29:00 +0200samoanews (en)

Apia, SAMOA — An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has struck off the Pacific Island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The agency said the moderate earthquake hit at a depth of 89-kilometres, roughly 169-kilometres southwest of the capital city, Apia.

Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes off Samoa

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:13:00 +0200yenisafak-en (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck off the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the quake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 89 km (55 miles) about 169 km (105 miles) southwest of the capital of Apia.

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits near shores of Samoa

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:30:00 +0200trendnews-az (en)

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 6.0-magnitude tremor struck off Samoa Tuesday morning. The epicentre of the quake is located at a depth of 89 kilometres (55 miles), about 169 km (105 miles) southwest of the capital city of Apia, Trend reports citing Sputnik.

Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes off Samoa

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:21:00 +0200BangkokPost (en)

SINGAPORE: An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck off the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the quake, which the agency said hit at a depth of 89km about 169km southwest of the capital of Apia.

samoa Earthquake measuring 5.8 rattles Samoa By Sapeer Mayron 22/10/2019

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:12:00 +0200samoaobserver (en)

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Samoa at 6:18pm on Tuesday evening. The Samoa Meteorological Office confirmed the earthquake struck the region of Tonga at a depth of 10 kilometres, nearly 200 kilometres southwest of Apia. A geological analysis is incoming. Were you affected by the earthquake? Leave a comment or This is a developing story.

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