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Major South Pacific Quake Spawns Tsunami | LiveScience

Major South Pacific Quake Spawns Tsunami

By LiveScience Staff

posted: 29 September 2009 03:20 pm ET

Updated Sept. 30, 2009, 8:09 a.m. ET:

A major earthquake struck in the Somoa Islands region of the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The magnitude was 8.0, according to the USGS.

A tsunami warning was issued for New Zealand and nearby islands. According to news reports today, four waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) struck American Samoa, reaching up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland and killing at least 99 people


http://www.livescience.com/environment/090929-somoa-earthquake-tsunami.html

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