6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A major 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit south of Savaii Island, American Samoa, on August 15, 2017, at 06:01:47 UTC, at a depth of 6 mi, reported the National Weather Service (NWS).

The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information Statement (1) on August 15, 2017, at 06:10:15 UTC.

821 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various p...


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