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:

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   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. 15 Oct 2009 from web

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

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   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… 14 Oct 2009 from web
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   marfnz (Florida) magitude 6.0 earthquake hits off SAMOA again!!!! 14 Oct 2009 from web
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   uribez (Undisclosed) Earthquake in Samoa………..Again? Lord have mercy 14 Oct 2009 from Snaptu

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Other Twitterers talked about the situation:

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   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! 14 Oct 2009 from Sidekick
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   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 14 Oct 2009 from Power Twitter
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   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 14 Oct 2009 from bit.ly

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

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   jeffmorg (Boerne, Texas) Another mag 6.0 earthquake near Samoa? Stay tuned for the volcano. 14 Oct 2009 from Seesmic

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