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Another earthquake hits Samoa

AP reports that another earthquake has shaken the Pacific Samoa Islands Wednesday, Oct. 14. With a magnitude of 6.0, this earthquake will not cause a tsunami like the 8.3 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 29. The tsunami caused more than 180 deaths.

Twitter helped spread the news:

  1. Antonio Ingles, Jr.
    inglesantonio (Philippines) Samoa earthquake is less than two weeks after the Pacific islands were hit by a series of tsunamis sparked by a powerful 8.0 earthquake.

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Many Twitterers were caught by surprised at this second natural disaster so close to the last:

  1. Catherine Wiggin
    callie57 (Plymouth, MA) Samoa hit by yet another earthquake this afternoon! My gosh those poor people. Let’s keep them in our thoughts and prayers…
  2. Marcia Franzese
    marfnz (Florida) magitude 6.0 earthquake hits off SAMOA again!!!!
  3. Leo K Uribe
    uribez (Undisclosed) Earthquake in Samoa………..Again? Lord have mercy

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Other Twitterers talked about the situation:

  1. Audri
    A_hunkin89 (Undisclosed) At LAX gett’n ready 2k head out samoa, just heard a 6.9 earthquake hit samoa, lord guide us as we make out way out there!
  2. Fanua
    Fanua (Undisclosed) Been watchful about today’s 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Samoa Islands region about 2hrs ago, 6.0+ quakes have been happening there for weeks
  3. Shannon Deeks
    myrugbystats (New Zealand) Another earthquake in Samoa! I think the world is very angry at the moment, so many natural disasters! http://bit.ly/2RdzwY

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And others joked about the reoccuring natural disasters in the Pacific:

  1. Jeff Morgenthaler
    jeffmorg (Boerne, Texas) Another mag 6.0 earthquake near Samoa? Stay tuned for the volcano.

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