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- News Source: NewKerala | 2 months agoThe epicentre of the second quake, which occurred 48 minutes later, was located 190 km west-south-west of Apia, the capital of the island state of Samoa which was also devastated by Tuesday's quake. Both quakes were at a shallow depth of 10 km but...
- News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 2 months agoTwo more earthquakes hit off Tonga and Samoa today but neither was as big as those which caused widespread destruction across the region on Wednesday. The US Geographical Survey said a 5.1-magnitude quake hit 165km north-north-east of Hihofo, Tonga,...
- News Source: Scoop | 2 months agoThere were nine deaths and some injuries in Tonga, over 400 miles south west, with the village of Hihifo baring the brunt, but Niue though only 300 miles distant, seems to have been spared as were the islands situated in an arc running west of the...
- News Source: Newstalk ZB | 2 months agoNew Zealanders confirmed dead in Samoa, one presumed dead, there are grave fears for two others Read More GNS seismologist Bill Fry says a 6.3 magnitude quake centred 85 kilometres southeast of Tonga is unlikely to have caused damage Read More A 6.
- News Source: Androscoggin News | 2 months agoAftershocks from Fiordland quake continue Updated at 7:45pm on 1 October 2009 A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the lower South Island of New Zealand on Thursday. The quake occurred at 6.44pm and was centred 120km west of Tuatapere at...
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