7.9 quake near Am Samoa..tsunami alert issued for New Zealand

[SoCalDem]

just now reported on MSNBC

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE58S4Q820090929

7.9 magnitude quake strikes off American Samoa
Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:06pm EDT


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off American Samoa on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The epicenter of the quake was located 120 miles southwest of the remote Pacific island. It struck at a depth of 20.5 miles.

An earthquake of this magnitude is capable of causing a tsunami, although there were no immediate reports of this occurring.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That's a big one.

Hope everyone gets out of the way.

[ddeclue]

2. Holy crap! I actually have a friend there.

[SoCalDem]

3. My friend's parents live on Guam.. I hope they are safe

those little rocks in the pacific are not very high elevation :scared: