Samoa rattled by 6.6 magnitude offshore earthquake

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Updated August 31, 2009 07:05:24

A powerful earthquake rattled Samoa overnight, but there are no immediate reports of damage or of a tsunami. The 6.6-magnitude quake struck just before 3am local time, 175-kilometres southwest of the capital Apia.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Mulipola Pitimaea, Samoa Meteorological Division, Apia

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