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The US authorities have introduced a number of measures to limit the spread of the virus, including introducing restrictions on individuals intending to travel from a number of countries with high incidents of infection.Sun, 15 Mar 2020 12:49:00 +0100gov-uk-b00007074683e2576bfe5c15c72f5ad8gov-uken53.3416 -6.25735NaturalDisastersTourismCommunicableDiseasesSchengenAreaTimoGazzada2020UNbodiesPublicHealthCenter for Disease Control and PreventionUS GovernmentUK governmentSchengen Area20200315124900https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usabefore you travel. There is an ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. The virus originated in China but cases have been confirmed in other countries, including the United States. See Health On 11 March President Trump announced that, effective from midnight Friday 13 March, the US Government will not....Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:17:00 +0100gov-uk-2596904432a2ba02b04ec6dcd1612b82gov-uken35.2086 110.727SchengenAreaNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesTimoGazzada2020PublicHealthState DepartmentCenter for Disease Control and PreventionUS GovernmentUK governmentSchengen Area20200312141700https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usabefore you travel. There is an ongoing outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province but cases have been confirmed in other parts of China and in some countries, including the USA. See Health With effect from 2 February, the US Government will not permit....Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:47:00 +0100gov-uk-7c77e851c827958c90ceaec038b32e5bgov-uken30.5725 114.279CommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthNaturalDisastersTimoGazzada2020Center for Disease Control and PreventionUS GovernmentUK government20200304194700https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usabefore you travel. There is an ongoing outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). The virus originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province but cases have been confirmed in other parts of China and in some countries, including the USA. See Health With effect from 2 February, the US Government will not permit....Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:55:00 +0100gov-uk-b2becbc6a77da5dfd22eb2e2466d1236gov-uken30.5725 114.279NaturalDisastersPublicHealthTimoGazzada2020CommunicableDiseasesCenter for Disease Control and PreventionUS GovernmentUK government20200224175500https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/03/earthquake-off-coast-of-samoa-no-tsunami-alert.htmlA 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Samoa on Wednesday morning. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning System, the quake hit at 5:06am, around 216km southwest of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. It was around 55km deep and had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1. No tsunami warning was issued.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:05:00 +0100newshub-31e362fa8e54bbcaf440a3c2eef2817bnewshuben-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisasters20200317190500https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/120360461/shallow-58-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-off-the-coast-of-samoaA 5.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Samoa on Wednesday morning. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Samoa. The quake, which was at a depth of 10 kilometres, hit at 5.06am Wednesday (NZT), the US Geological Survey reported. READ MORE: It hit around 172km east of Hihifo, Tonga.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:31:00 +0100Stuff-35989c6bba82d53a871c60111348ffe8Stuffen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersUS Geological Survey20200317193100https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12317586&ref=rssA strong quake, magnitude 5.8, has hit off the coast of Samoa this morning. The quake hit at 5.06am, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning System. It has now been revised down. It was about 10km deep and 216 km southwest of American Samoa's Tutuila Island.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:41:00 +0100nzherald-f33846f6d3eae1c44e88ea209d052cb0nzheralden-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisasters20200317194100https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/412007/5-point-8-earthquake-near-tonga-no-warnings-issuedA map showing the epicentre of Wednesday morning's earthquake in the waters of Tonga's north. Photo: US Geological Survey. A large earthquake struck in the ocean between Tonga and Samoa this morning. The US Geological Survey says the 5-point-8 magnitude quake struck just after 5 o'clock, local time.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:36:00 +0100rnzi-5aeeaf9fefe893876c7dc9f0bcd75ed3rnzien-21.136 -175.216NaturalDisastersUS Geological SurveyRadio New Zealand20200317193600https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/no-tsunami-threat-american-samoa-after-early-morning-earthquakePago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 occurred about 134 miles Southwest of Tutuila Island at 5:06am, this morning, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Based on all available data from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Honolulu ~ THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:33:00 +0100samoanews-496ab4cb43669cce13328bf9a92f6979samoanewsen-14.2793 -170.701NaturalDisastersPacific Tsunami Warning Center20200317203300https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/latest-weather-update-american-samoa-calls-isolated-showersPago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Latest visible satellite loop shows some fair-weather clouds and high cirrus clouds associated with an extratropical low far south of the territory. Present upper air soundings continue to show an extremely dry and moist atmospheric profile associated with a strong ridge over the Samoa Island chain.Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:33:00 +0100samoanews-bfe133cb535a8024856792adbe6e8fbbsamoanewsen-14.2793 -170.701NaturalDisastersPacific Tsunami Warning Center20200317203300https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/samoa-shaken-5-8-magnitude-earthquakeSeismograph recording the seismic activity of an earthquake (file picture). Source: istock.com The magnitude 5.8 quake stuck south of the Pacific Island nation in the Tongan Trench at 5.06am NZT. 1 NEWS spoke to a New Zealand couple living in Apia who said the quake woke them up and they could hear it rumbling.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:49:00 +0100tvnz-4691cc8a1449b946c9abb7f13b56ceedtvnzen-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersPacific Island20200318044900https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/59991Samoa was awakened on Wednesday morning by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake at around 6am local time. The Samoa Meteorological Office advised in a post on their Facebook page that the tremor was approximately 10km deep in the Samoa region, occurring 241 km south south west of Apia.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:48:00 +0100samoaobserver-2eed1f46b4e63ebecf17b8fa3ad226dcsamoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisastersFacebook20200318064800https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/59640Samoan author, Lani Wendt-Young, has won another award for her writing, this time in honour of her new collection of short stories, Afakasi Woman, winning a Storylines New Zealand Notable Books Award. She has been honoured alongside two other Samoan writers: Courtney Sina Meredith for her book The....Fri, 13 Mar 2020 03:49:00 +0100samoaobserver-4fcfbaa6324b72611dffadb72f27ca17samoaobserveren-13.6154146863405 -172.443074887285NaturalDisasters20200313034900https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/american-samoans-comment-tuesdays-61-earthquakePago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 occurred about 134 miles Southwest of Tutuila at 5:06 a.m yesterday The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement a few minutes later saying that, “based on all available data, there is no tsunami threat to American Samoa from this earthquake.Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:10:00 +0100samoanews-b7628c692cd6ab67fc425c14368d82e0samoanewsen-14.2793 -170.701NaturalDisastersFacebookNational Weather Service20200318211000