6.2 magnitude earthquake hits off Samoa
11:11, 22 April 2010
WELLINGTON. April 22. KAZINFORM An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the Samoa Islands on Thursday morning, the US Geological Survey said; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The quake, occurred at 05:20 a.m. Thursday New Zealand Time (1720 GMT Wednesday), was centered 198 km southwest of the Samoa capital of Apia at a depth of 32 km.
No immediate tsunami alert was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center following the quake.
There were no reports of casualties or damages so far.
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake on September 29, 2009 triggered a tsunami which killed at least 143 people in Samoa, 32 in American Samoa and nine in Tonga; Kazinform cites China Daily.