Magnitude 6.0 quake hits off Samoa - USGS

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Magnitude 6.0 quake hits off Samoa - USGS

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A strong magnitude 6.0 quake struck in the ocean off Western Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday, less than two weeks after the Pacific islands were hit by a series of tsunamis sparked by a powerful 8.0 earthquake.

The USGS said the quake struck at 6 a.m. on Thursday local time (1800 GMT on Wednesday) and was only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep. It was centered 227 miles (365 km) west of Apia in Western Samoa.

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Wed Oct-14-09 03:54 PM
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1. wow...those plates are seriously moving!

my best friend lives in maui... I'd tell her to get back to the mainland, but I think we are NEXT! :scared:

Mother Earth is about to shuffle off teh Hoomins...

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Wed Oct-14-09 04:09 PM
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2. She acts like she's on meth lately. nt

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