Vailulu’u underwater volcano
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A team of specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are heading to American Samoa with instruments to analyze the strength of the underwater volcano activities affecting Manu’a.
This followed a statement issued Tuesday evening by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to reports of underwater volcano activity reported by residents of Ofu and Fitiuta in Manu’a.
In a statement issued last night by the EOC indicated reports of the ground shaking...

![Reference map showing the location of Taʻū Island and Vailuluʻu seamount, American Samoa. Service Layer Credits: Sources: Esri, GEBCO, NOAA, National Geographic, Garmin, HERE, Geonames.org, and other contributors Esri, Garmin, GEBCO, NOAA NGDC, and other contributors. [Source: USGS.gov] USGS graphic of underwater volcano near Ta'u American Samoa](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/volcano_usgs_map-3_web.jpg?itok=w5LEeVgb)
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