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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa returned to some form of normalcy yesterday afternoon following the morning’s tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii around 8:40a.m yesterday with the tsunami wave expected at 10:19a.m.
Meanwhile, ASG was closed for...
Traffic were stopped from entering the Port of Pago Pago and those inside were leaving around 8:40a.m today after a tsunami warning was issued for American Samoa after an 8.1 magnatude earthquake struck near New Zealand. The all clear was issued a few hours later. [photo: FS]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Territorial authorities have issued an all clear bulletin for American Samoa following a tsunami warning early today, as a result of an earthquake near New Zealand.
The American Samoa Homeland Security Department (ASDHS) issued the all clear at 11:30a.m. local time.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) alert for American Samoa issued around 8:40a.m. has been downgraded to an advisory.
The original warning was the result of a preliminary magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region around 8:28a.m. today.
PTWC saID a...