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 Dr. Ken Hon (left) and Dr. Natalia Deligne
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) has lowered the volcano alert level for the Ta’u island volcano as tremors continue to decrease. The federal government agency says that over the past few weeks, the earthquake activity level for Taʻu Island has dramatically decreased and...
National Weather Service NEWS CONFERENCE
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...
A broadband seismometer being installed on Ta‘u island
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Geology Survey scientists currently in Manu’a are unclear as to how long the swarm of earthquakes will continue to occur around the Islands. “Swarms like these can last hours to years, sometimes even longer,” said Dr Natalya Irma Deligne in response to questions...
A broadband seismometer being installed on Ta‘u island
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Ofu-Olosega Islands volcano has been ruled out as the source of the ongoing Manuʻa Islands earthquake swarm, according to the USGS’ Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's latest notice. Data from seismometers installed in the Manuʻa Islands this past week confirms that the ongoing...
seismometer installation on Ta‘u island
A broadband seismometer was installed on Ta‘u island on August 22, 2022, by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory and NOAA National Weather Service team. This is one of two broadband seismometers that have been placed on Ta‘ū island to help detect earthquakes that started to be felt in the region...
USGS VOLCANO LOGO
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Scientists with the US Geological Services (USGS) in Manu’a have yet to determine the source of earthquakes occurring on a daily basis as there is a need for more assessments and that requires time. According to the latest USGS report, it will probably be 1-2 weeks...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Earthquakes have been felt since late July in the Manuʻa Islands of American Samoa in the South Pacific. These earthquakes are likely associated with magmatic activity beneath the islands. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is working closely with federal partners,...
Manu'a Islands map
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Issued yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said an earthquake swarm is occurring in the Manuʻa islands of American Samoa. These earthquakes are most likely related to either Taʻū volcano or the nearby submarine Vailuluʻu volcano. Experts continue to...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A 6.1 magnatude earthquake hit 89.9 miles east of Hihifo, Tonga and at a depth of 14 km. This was Saturday morning at approximately 4:30a.m. American Samoa time. This is in the far north of the Tongan islands about 375 miles WSW of Tutuila. There are no immediate reports of...