Overall Green Earthquake alert in Samoa on 29 Sep 2020 19:01 UTC

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M 5.1 in Samoa on 29 Sep 2020 19:01 UTC

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Se registra sismo de magnitud 6.4 cerca de Tonga Hace 17 min

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 05:00:00 +0200televisa (es)

Un sismo de magnitud 6.4 sacudió las aguas del Pacífico Sur cerca de Tonga, un país insular habitado por unas 100 mil personas, sin que se haya informado de víctimas o se haya declarado alerta de tsunami. Te recomendamos: Se registra sismo de magnitud 5.

Sept. 29: 11th anniversary of 2009 earthquake and tsunami

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:47:00 +0200samoanews (en)

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Today marks the 11th anniversary of the 2009 earthquake — followed by a tsunami — that claimed the lives of 34 people in American Samoa , 3 in Tonga, and more than 100 in Samoa. The COVID-19 restrictions have hampered any major government memorial service.

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