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6.8 earthquake hits off coast of Samoa

Author
Annabel Reid,
Publish Date
Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 9:40PM

6.8 earthquake hits off coast of Samoa

Author
Annabel Reid,
Publish Date
Mon, 30 Mar 2015, 9:40PM

UPDATED 9:55pm: A strong earthquake has hit off the coast of Samoa this evening.

The 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck just before 9:30pm.

It follows a 5.6 magnitude quake in the same area earlier this evening.

It hit 213 kilometres southwest of Samoa's capital Apia, at a depth of 80 kilometres.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no tsunami warning in place.

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