Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The strongest tremor recorded for the Ta’u volcano earthquake — in the Manu’a island group — is around 4.0 on the Richter scale, and the number of quakes has declined compared to when it was first reported 8 weeks ago, says Dr. Natalia Deligne, the Volcanologist with the...

![[l-r] Dr. Ken Hon, Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Dr. Natalia Deligne, Volcanologist of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Dr. Chip McCreery, Director at Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, and Dr. Laura Kong, Director International Tsunami Information Center at the start of yesterday’s news conference, with presentations by the visiting officials earthquakes, volcanos and tsunamis. [photo: FS] National Weather Service NEWS CONFERENCE](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/visiting_team.jpg?itok=r29nswoi)